3D-Printed Teeth with Multicolored Layers as a Tool for Evaluating Cavity Preparation by Dental Students [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 Accurate assessment of dental student performance during preclinical operative mannequin courses is an essential milestone within the educational process. Training on novel, multicolored 3D-printed teeth resulted in higher performances of the students in
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A clinical evaluation of an Erbium:YAG laser for dental cavity preparation [PDF]
British Dental Journal, 2000 A randomised controlled trial to determine the acceptability to dentists and patients of cavity preparation with an Erbium:YAG laser as compared with conventional handpieces.Fifteen dentists (9 GDPs, 1 community dentist and 5 hospital dentists) treated 77 patients (age range 3.5-68 years old) who had two matched cavities, in a split mouth, randomised ...
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Influence of the power level of an ultra-sonic system on dental cavity preparation [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2007 The aim of this study was to evaluate the shape of dental cavities made with the CVDentus system using different ultrasound power levels. One standard cavity was made on the buccal aspect of 15 bovine incisors with a CVDentus cylindrical bur (82142). The
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Femtosecond laser ablation of dentin and enamel for fast and more precise dental cavity preparation [PDF]
Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 The purpose of the present work was to achieve fast and more precise ablation in dentin and enamel by using a commercial femtosecond laser system with high repetition rate, whilst avoiding any collateral irreversible damages in the hard tissue and pulp area.We used fluence of the incident laser pulses which was marginally higher than the ablation ...
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Children’s Dental anxiety after cavity preparation
Revista Brasileira de Odontologia, 2018 The purpose of this series of case reports was to evaluate the anxiety generated in pediatric patients submitted to two mechanical techniques of cavity preparation: the conventional rotary instruments (i.e.
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Learning Clinical Skills Using Haptic vs. Phantom Head Dental Chair Simulators in Removal of Artificial Caries: Cluster-Randomized Trials with Two Cohorts’ Cavity Preparation [PDF]
Dentistry Journal, 2022 Dental task trainer simulators using haptics (virtual touch) offers a cost-effective method of teaching certain clinical skills. The purpose of this study is to evaluate students’ performance in removing artificial caries after training with either a ...
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Spatial Abilities and Endodontic Access Cavity Preparation: Implications for Dental Education
European Journal of Dental EducationIntroduction Access cavity preparation is a crucial step in root canal treatment but is one of the most complex procedures in the curriculum to learn, with students often reporting spatial orientation difficulties during drilling. The present study aimed
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A pilot study on the application of a digital dental teaching evaluation system in Class II cavity preparation teaching [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthObjective To explore the feasibility of applying the digital evaluation system in the homogeneous training and qualification evaluation of teaching faculty in the preclinical simulation teaching of G.V.
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BMC Medical EducationBackground The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of 3D printed teeth and virtual simulation system on the pre-clinical access cavity preparation training of senior dental undergraduates.
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World Journal of Dentistry, 2012 The laser has been widely used in many specialties of dentistry and several wavelengths have been investigated as a substitute for high-speed handpiece.
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