E4D Compare Adapted to Preclinical Endodontics

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Self-Perception; Self-Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT06567236
• Lead Sponsor: Texas A&M University

Brief Summary

Based on pilot study's promising results, we decided to further investigate the impact of adapting Planmeca Romexis Compare software to evaluate pulpal access preparations on second-year dental students' technical performance, self-evaluation skills and opinions. No educational records, grades, coursework, or any other assignments that are completed as part of the regular class will be analyzed as part of this study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-08
• Study Completion: 2023-05-08
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

• Second-year dental students enrolled in DDDS 719 Integrated Practice of Dentistry Lab II during 2022-2023 at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
• Students who have completed fixed prosthodontics preclinical course
• Students attending the endodontics preclinical course.

Exclusion Criteria

• First, third and fourth-year dental students at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
• Second-year dental students NOT enrolled in DDDS 719 Integrated Practice of Dentistry Lab II during 2022-2023 at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
• Students who are not interested in participating.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grading - traditional method vs traditional method plus 3D software method	baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks	Compare technical skills after traditional method only and with extra 3D software method
Self-assessment - traditional method vs traditional method plus 3D software method	baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks	Compare self-assessment after traditional method only and with extra 3D software method

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grading - traditional/visual grading vs 3D software grading	baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks	Compare traditional/visual grading to 3D software grading using different tolerance levels