The use of articulators in UK dental schools.
The increasing complexity of many restorative procedures often involves articulation of study and working casts to ensure accurate fabrication of restorations. Correct selection and use of articulators can be crucial to successful restoration. The aim of this paper is to determine which articulators are recommended for various restorative procedures in UK dental schools, for use by undergraduate students. A questionnaire-based study of all UK dental schools was carried out, with a 100% response rate. Recommended articulator application for specified procedures was established from the literature and questionnaire results were compared with this. The results indicated that dental schools in the UK generally teach appropriate articulator use for most procedures. However, there are some limited areas of what may be argued to be inappropriate recommendation in some establishments.
Hindle
J R
JR
Division of Restorative Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, UK.
Craddock
H L
HL
D003725:Dental Articulators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education*; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom