Multidisciplinary Approach in the Teaching of Dental Sculpture and Anatomy

The purpose of the Dental Sculpture and Anatomy discipline is to introduce undergraduate students to the study of the anatomic and morphological characteristics of permanent and primary human dentition, through classes, books and cognitive and psychomotor activities. This discipline supports the teaching of specific knowledge necessary for a more extensive education, involving interdisciplinarity as a means of knowledge exchange among several areas of dentistry, to achieve comprehensive professional education. Students must recognize the dental morphology from samples of preserved teeth, and reproduce the morphology through three-dimensional models made of stone or wax blocks. In this article, the authors describe the process for producing teeth collars and macro dental models made of stone, their importance and benefits of utilization. The purpose of the study was to encourage the teaching of Dental Sculpture and Anatomy toundergraduate students of the Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, through activities that would associate theory, practice and the development of manual skills.

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Main Authors: Buchaim,Rogério Leone, Andreo,Jesus Carlos, Rodrigues,Antonio de Castro, Gonçalves,Jéssica Barbosa de Oliveira, Daré,Letícia Rossi, Rosa Júnior,Geraldo Marco, Buchaim,Daniela Vieira, de Oliveira,José Américo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2014
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000200002
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