Concordance of judgement: A tool to foster the development of professionalism in dentistry.

Introduction: Developing professionalism notably involves learning how to make professional judgements in ambiguous situations. The Concordance of Judgement Test (CJT) is a learning tool that was proposed to develop professionalism competencies, but it was never performed in dentistry or used with a synchronous methodology. The present study evaluated the feasibility of the use of CJT in the context of dental education, to foster professionalism and stimulate reflexivity and discussion.

Distinguishing skill levels with haptic simulation in restorative dentistry: Myth or reality?

Introduction: This study aims to validate that haptic simulator assistance could distinguish skill levels with haptic simulation in restorative dentistry.

Materials And Methods: This work was carried out with 93 first-year, 87 third-year and 44 fifth-year dental students. The promotions of first- and fifth-year dental students made one session to represent the negative and the positive controls, respectively.

Study of the use in autonomy of intraoral scanning systems to optimise dental students' performances in fixed prosthodontics practical learning in second year.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the use of intraoral scanner analysis could help students to optimise their performance and their self-assessment abilities in prosthetic preparation without the teacher's assistance in the preclinical course.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-five second-year dental students were randomly divided into three groups: Control group (C), CeRec group (CR) and PrepCheck group (PC). Group C only use silicon keys to control the preparation thickness.

Evaluation of the use of a guided bur during preclinical teaching of tooth preparation: A pilot study.

Objectives: An innovative calibrated bur, aiming to improve precision during reduction of the incisal edge, was recently proposed to guide practitioners during tooth preparation. However, limited information is available concerning its usefulness in dental preclinical education. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether using this innovative guided bur improves learning experience quality and the performance of students during tooth preparation.

Methodological Approach to the Endodontic Treatment of First Premolars with Three Root Canals: Two Case Reports.

Aim: The aim of this article was to promote a methodology in the endodontic management of complex premolars with multiple root canals Background: The success of endodontic treatment depends on a meticulous clinical and radiographic analysis, the creation of a suitable access cavity and chemical and mechanical preparation, followed by three-dimensional filling of the entire root canal system. Consequently, it is essential to look for the presence of additional root canals to prevent endodontic treatment failure Case description: Two cases are presented. The first case concerned a 50-year-old male patient of North African origin who consulted in the context of a global prosthetic restoration including endodontic treatment of the maxillary left first premolar (tooth no.

Fretting-corrosion behavior on dental implant connection in human saliva.

Fretting-corrosion has been pointed out as failure mechanism in dental implants between the implant part and the abutment. Depending on countries, surgical habits, 4 combinations of materials, are well used. The behavior of fretting corrosion of these four combinations of materials have been highlighted: pure titanium (Ti-grade 4) against titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V); titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V); against titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V); pure titanium against zirconia stabilized with Yttria (Y-TZP) and titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) against zirconia (Y-TZP).

Influence of recasting on the quality of dental alloys: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: Dental alloy manufacturers advise against the reuse of previously melted alloy. However, for economic reasons, dental laboratories often reuse the casting surplus (sprue and metal remaining in the crucible former). Such reuse remains a controversial topic in dental practice.