New Virtual Reality Educational Tool for Evaluating Dental Mirror Technique Skills: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Appropriate use of a dental mirror (MT) is essential for dental treatment. However, because the mirror image differs depending on the operator's position, there are few effective tools available to train dental students and inexperienced dentists. To address this issue, a new virtual reality (VR) system was developed. Methods: Eighty-seven participants, including instructor dentists, graduate students, trainee dentists, and dental students from Niigata University, participated in the experiment. The participants manipulated the virtual dental mirror (DM) connected to three-dimensional (3D) control devices while wearing a head-mounted display (HMD) to simulate an intraoral examination and caries removal. The distance between the center of the DM and the

SUBMITTER: Nagasawa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12731970 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature