Evaluation of the Effect of Carving Materials Used in Dental Anatomy Courses on Students' Preferences and Performance
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Data de Publicación: | 2026 |
| Descripción: | Training in dental carving has played an important role in the education of dental students by developing their manual skills and preparing them for other areas of knowledge that require these skills. This study aimed to evaluate students' performance with different carving materials used in dental anatomy courses and their opinions on these materials. 124 first-year preclinical students participated in this study. They prepared cube blocks of plaster, wax, and soap. From each block they carved a sphere of 2 cm diameter. They were given one hour for each material. At the end of the period, the works were collected. After the carving was completed, a 5-question survey was given to the students to find out their thoughts. The works were graded by three prosthodontists. The grades were compared statistically and the students' opinions were evaluated. The wax work had the highest mean, and this difference was significant. The mean of the plaster work was the lowest. These marks were directly proportional to the students' thoughts. Most of the students wanted the carving material used in the courses to be wax, and a few of them wanted it to be plaster. The students liked working with wax the most and performed best when working with wax. They found the plaster carving the most difficult and performed the worst. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/4988 |
| Acceso en liña: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rOdontos/article/view/4988 |
| Palabra crave: | Dental anatomy; Dental education; Dental students; Training and carving. Anatomía dental; Educación odontológica; Estudiantes de odontología; Entrenamiento y tallado. |