Magnification effect on fine motor skills of dental students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study observed the effect of different magnification systems on dental students' real and perceived fine motor skills.

Methods

This was a laboratory-based experimental study. Students in the fifth year of an undergraduate dentistry program (N = 92) participated in this study. The dependent variables were real motor skills, perceived motor skills and time required to complete the fine motor skills test. The independent variable was the use of a magnification system under four conditions. For each condition, the Dental Manual Dexterity Assessment was performed, which consisted of inserting the #3195FF bur into targets positioned on a Styrofoam plate. The accuracy of each penetration of the targets was scored, using a point system with a maximum possible score o

SUBMITTER: Wajngarten D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8575251 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature