A novel cutting machine supports dental students to study the histology of the tooth hard tissue.

Background/purpose: Ground section is the only way to study tooth enamel, and the conventional methods of making ground sections, grinding by hand or using a hard tissue microtome are either too time consuming or money costing. This study aimed to develop and assess a novel cutting machine in making ground sections and learning aid for dental students.

Materials And Methods: By using the novel cutting machine, the students cut the embedding teeth and got 50 μm ground sections efficiently.