Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Prosthodontics, Dow International Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Oct;73(10):2029-2035. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.9710.
To determine the current trends in complete denture education in undergraduate dental colleges.
The survey-based study was conducted in April and May 2020 at undergraduate dental colleges of Pakistan, and comprised heads of the Prosthodontics Department at all dental colleges across Pakistan having at least one batch of final year dental students. Data was collected using an online predesigned questionnaire that explored theoretical and practical teaching patterns of complete denture prosthodontics in the undergraduate years, and the materials and practices of students when constructing complete dentures in the clinics. The participants were given the option of choosing more than one option where needed. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.
Of the 49 subjects approached, 40(81.6%) returned the forms duly filled; 11(27.5%) from public-sector institutions and 29(72.5%) from the private sector. There were 26(65%) institutions which required that their undergraduate students fabricate 2-4 conventional complete dentures. In all 40(100%) colleges, faculty gave live clinical demonstrations before students fabricated conventional complete dentures in the outpatient departments. Teaching strategy included small group discussions in 25(62.5%) institutions. Green stick 40(100%), zinc oxide eugenol 40(100%) and impression compound 39(97.2%) were the materials of choice for various steps of impression making. In all the 40(100%) institutions, students fabricated conventional complete dentures during their prosthodontics rotation. Immediate, copy and overdentures were constructed by students in 8(20%), 3(7.5%) and 8(20%) institutions, respectively.
Majority of the dental schools used similar impression materials and techniques for fabricating conventional complete dentures. Didactic teaching of conventional and unconventional complete dentures was being carried out at a huge majority of the dental institutions studied.
确定本科牙科院校全口义齿教育的当前趋势。
本研究是在 2020 年 4 月至 5 月期间在巴基斯坦本科牙科院校进行的一项基于调查的研究，包括巴基斯坦所有牙科院校的口腔修复学系主任，这些院校至少有一批即将毕业的牙科学生。使用在线预先设计的问卷收集数据，该问卷探讨了本科阶段全口义齿修复学的理论和实践教学模式，以及学生在诊所制作全口义齿时的材料和实践。参与者可以选择需要的多个选项。使用 SPSS 23 分析数据。
在联系的 49 名受试者中，有 40 名（81.6%）填写了完整的表格；来自公立机构的 11 名（27.5%）和私立机构的 29 名（72.5%）。有 26 所（65%）机构要求其本科生制作 2-4 副传统全口义齿。在所有 40 所（100%）学院中，教师在学生在门诊部制作传统全口义齿之前先进行现场临床演示。教学策略包括在 25 所（62.5%）学院中进行小组讨论。40 所（100%）学院均选择绿棒 40（100%）、氧化锌丁香酚 40（100%）和印模材料 39（97.2%）作为印模制作各个步骤的材料。在所有 40 所（100%）机构中，学生在口腔修复学轮转期间制作传统全口义齿。在 8 所（20%）、3 所（7.5%）和 8 所（20%）机构中，学生分别制作了即刻、复制和覆盖义齿。
大多数牙科学校使用类似的印模材料和技术来制作传统全口义齿。在所研究的绝大多数牙科机构中，都在进行传统和非传统全口义齿的理论教学。
