New dental simulator for microsurgical training preliminary overview

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Objective: To present a new simulator designed at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (Cáceres) which offers an integral, effective and viable training system that can be used for learning microsurgical techniques.Study design: A square methacrylate block was used. Animal jaws were fixed to the sides by means of butterfly screws.This block also has a drainage tube to facilitate the escape of fluids.Results: Excellent results were obtained using this simulator in microsurgical suturing training in dental, Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryConclusions: We believe that this simulator is an essential component in microsurgical training. It is an ethically and morally valid training method with which various suturing techniques can be practised before using live animals and before applying these to daily clinical practice

The application of microscopic surgery in dentistry.

The use of the microscope as a tool for practising Medicine, especially in surgical specialisations, has been established for decades. The microscope was first used in OdontologyDentistry back to the 1970s and 1980s, and was introduced more widely (although it was still far from being in general use) during 1990s. The purpose of this article is to describe the main applications of the microscope in OdontologyDentistry today, as well as providing odontologists and stomatologists, whether specialists or in general practice, with information about microscopic OdontologyDentistry for better patient care. This work also gives particular importance to matters needed to achieve the necessary manual dexterity to work in a magnified operating field using a surgical microscope (SM).

The application of microscopic surgery in dentistry

El microscopio como herramienta en la práctica de la Medicina, y sobre todo en las especialidades quirúrgicas se ha establecido como un hecho hace ya décadas. Las incorporaciones más tempranas del microscopio a la práctica odontológica debemos buscarla en los años 70 y 80, si bien la incorporación de una forma más amplia (aunque todavía lejos de ser generalizada) ocurre en la década final del siglo pasado. El objetivo del presente artículo es describir las principales aplicaciones del microscopio a la Odontología actual, a la vez que informar y acercar la Odontología realizada bajo microscopia al odontólogo o estomatólogo, ya sea especialista o de práctica general, para lograr una mejor asistencia a sus pacientes. En este trabajo también se trata con especial importancia todos aquellos conceptos necesarios para la consecución de las destrezas manuales necesarias en el uso de la magnificación del campo operatorio por medio del microscopio operatorio (MO)

The use of the microscope as a tool for practising Medicine, especially in surgical specialisations, has been established for decades. The microscope was first used in OdontologyDentistry back to the 1970s and 1980s, and was introduced more widely (although it was still far from being in general use) during 1990s.The purpose of this article is to describe the main applications of the microscope in OdontologyDentistry today, as well as providing odontologists and stomatologists, whether specialists or in general practice, with information about microscopic OdontologyDentistry for better patient care. This work also gives particular importance to matters needed to achieve the necessary manual dexterity to work in a magnified operating field using a surgical microscope (SM)