Objectives Administering anesthesia to the inferior alveolar nerve is 1 of the most stressful
processes in dental training. Most studies using virtual reality (VR) for dental training have …

Objectives This study shows the development and validation of a dental anesthesia-training
simulator, specifically for the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). The system developed …

Background Dental preclinical training has been traditionally centered onverbal instructions
and subsequent execution on phantom heads and plastic training models. However, these …

Abstract Background Utilization of Virtual Reality haptic simulation (VRHS) to aid in the
training of various pre-clinical skills is of recent interest. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

One of the current trends in dental education is to empower dental students on a global
platform using advanced technology. Haptic virtual reality simulation (HVRS) is a relatively …

Purpose With the advancements in technology, dental pedagogy has also evolved, and new
learning technologies have emerged. Virtual reality (VR) as an education tool in dentistry is …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of virtual reality to the conventional
analogic training environment and show the complementarity of conventional techniques …

To test and evaluate the second installment of DENTIFY, a virtual reality haptic simulator for
Operative Dentistry (OD), on preclinical dental students, by focusing on user performance …

Background and objectives Virtual reality dental simulators as an educational tool may
create specific training conditions for dental students, allowing them to practice dental skills …

Background Haptic simulators are starting to attract a lot of dental schools to use and
implement as part of their preclinical training. However, there is not much data available …