RESUMO
El propósito de este artículo es presentar un modelo didáctico ex vivo para la determinación electrónica de la longitud de trabajo, mediante el empleo de elementos con propiedades similares a los tejidos perirradiculares humanos. El modelo es especialmente aplicable a la enseñanza de grado y posgrado y permite observar paso a paso, en el interior del conducto radicular, de qué manera se desarrolla el proceso de medición electrónica (AU)
The purpose of this article is to describe an ex vivo didactic model to determine the working length using elements with properties similar to periradicular human tissues that are available. The model is specifically designed to be used by undergraduate and graduate students and allowed step by step visual observation of the operation of electronic canal length measuring devices (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Animais , Bovinos , Modelos Educacionais , Ápice Dentário , Educação de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia , Educação Pré-Odontológica , Ligamento Periodontal , Suínos , Transplante Ósseo , Impedância Elétrica , IntestinosRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to develop the "Itamikei", a small machine which records the subjective level of pain between 0-10. In addition to testing it's ease of operation and usefulness in the clinical practice environment. The "Itamikei" is 23 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm. It weighs 160 grams. It has 11 buttons, relating to the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Each time a button is pushed the level of pain is recorded, along with the time and date. Later, this data can be transferred to computer displayed graphically showing the patient's subjective level of pain. This research was a case study for using the "Itamikei". One in-patient at the university hospital who had cancer pain was asked to use the "Itamikei" for 14 days. A graph was printed out and given to both the patient and the medical staff. <BR>The results suggest the following: <BR>1. Using the 0-10 NRS the patient could easily express her level of pain. <BR>2. Because the "Itamikei" was easy to operate, the patient found no difficulty in entering her level of pain. <BR>3. In graph form the daily transition in pain levels can be easily analyzed, and a program for managing pain can be prepare.