Haptics in periodontics

Throughout history, education has evolved, and new teaching/learning methods have been developed. These methods have helped us come a long way in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the oral cavity. However, there is still no one good way to render a student/clini...

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Main Authors: Savita Abdulpur Mallikarjun, Superna Tiwari, Sunil Sathyanarayana, Pheiroijam Romibala Devi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2014;volume=18;issue=1;spage=112;epage=113;aulast=Mallikarjun
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description Throughout history, education has evolved, and new teaching/learning methods have been developed. These methods have helped us come a long way in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the oral cavity. However, there is still no one good way to render a student/clinician the tactile sense for detecting calculus/caries or placing the incisions or detecting the smoothness of a restoration or any treatment procedures before entering the clinics. In the education field, to improve the tactile sensation, the sense of touch and force-feedback can offer great improvements to the existing learning methods, thus enhancing the quality of education procedures. The concept of Haptics, which is extensively in use and indispensable in other fields like aviation, telecommunication etc., is now making its way into dentistry. Against this background, the following write-up intends to provide a glimpse of the coming wave of Haptics - A virtual reality system in dental education and discusses the strengths and weak points of this system.
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spelling doaj.art-a6a36b3155a34a52944a5cc81a9c76352022-12-21T18:58:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology0972-124X2014-01-0118111211310.4103/0972-124X.128263Haptics in periodonticsSavita Abdulpur MallikarjunSuperna TiwariSunil SathyanarayanaPheiroijam Romibala DeviThroughout history, education has evolved, and new teaching/learning methods have been developed. These methods have helped us come a long way in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the oral cavity. However, there is still no one good way to render a student/clinician the tactile sense for detecting calculus/caries or placing the incisions or detecting the smoothness of a restoration or any treatment procedures before entering the clinics. In the education field, to improve the tactile sensation, the sense of touch and force-feedback can offer great improvements to the existing learning methods, thus enhancing the quality of education procedures. The concept of Haptics, which is extensively in use and indispensable in other fields like aviation, telecommunication etc., is now making its way into dentistry. Against this background, the following write-up intends to provide a glimpse of the coming wave of Haptics - A virtual reality system in dental education and discusses the strengths and weak points of this system.http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2014;volume=18;issue=1;spage=112;epage=113;aulast=MallikarjunDental educationhapticsvirtual reality
spellingShingle Savita Abdulpur Mallikarjun
Superna Tiwari
Sunil Sathyanarayana
Pheiroijam Romibala Devi
Haptics in periodontics
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Dental education
haptics
virtual reality
title Haptics in periodontics
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topic Dental education
haptics
virtual reality
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