Effect of Dental Course Cycle on Anatomical Knowledge and Dental Carving Ability of Dental Students.

Autor: Fonseca A; Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Department of Morphology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Guimarães VBDS; Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Rodrigues-Junior SA; Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Regional Community University of Chapecó - Unochapecó, Chapecó, Brazil., Fonseca AAR; Department of Morphology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., de Azevedo RA; Department of Morphology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Corrêa MB; Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Lund RG; Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anatomical sciences education [Anat Sci Educ] 2022 Mar; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 352-359. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 23.
DOI: 10.1002/ase.2078
Abstrakt: This study assessed the effect of the course cycle on theoretical knowledge of dental morphology and the dental carving ability of dental students. Thirty-two dental students from the third semester (initial cycle) and 30 students from the eighth and tenth semesters of the dental course (end cycle) had their theoretical knowledge on dental morphology assessed using a questionnaire with ten closed questions. Their dental carving ability was also assessed using wax carvings in macro models of plaster (for the third [S3] and eight [S8] semesters) and natural-sized artificial teeth (for the tenth [S10] semester). The teeth chosen for the dental carving activity were #16 and #47. The scores were statistically analyzed using the t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney test (α = 0.05). Students from the initial cycle presented better theoretical knowledge than the other groups did (P < 0.007). No significant differences in carving score were found between the initial and end cycles (P > 0.05), although S10 students obtained a higher score for teeth #16 and #47 (P < 0.05). Natural-sized artificial teeth received a higher evaluation score in dental carvings than the macro models (P < 0.001). Within the limits of this study, it was possible to conclude that students from the initial cycle (S3) presented higher theoretical knowledge, whereas no difference in carving ability was observed between the initial and end cycles. The tenth semester (S10) students performed dental carvings with better quality. Furthermore, carvings in natural-sized artificial teeth presented better quality compared with the macro models.
(© 2021 American Association for Anatomy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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