Development of a cell phone application as an auxiliary teaching tool for the subject of complete dentures

Objective: The study aimed to develop a cell phone application entitled: “Total Prosthesis Manual – Rehabilitating smiles”, as an auxiliary teaching tool for teachers and students through digital technology, with a smartphone. Material and Methods: The tool was structured on the “Application Factor...

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Main Authors: Michelle de Sá dos Santos Gomes, Gabriel Barroco Breno, Elisa Camargo Kukulka, Larissa Araújo Lopes Barreto, Tarcisio Jose de Arruda Paes Junior
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2023-12-01
Series:Brazilian Dental Science
Online Access:https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/4012
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author Michelle de Sá dos Santos Gomes
Gabriel Barroco Breno
Elisa Camargo Kukulka
Larissa Araújo Lopes Barreto
Tarcisio Jose de Arruda Paes Junior
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Elisa Camargo Kukulka
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description Objective: The study aimed to develop a cell phone application entitled: “Total Prosthesis Manual – Rehabilitating smiles”, as an auxiliary teaching tool for teachers and students through digital technology, with a smartphone. Material and Methods: The tool was structured on the “Application Factory website”, which allows the creation of mobile applications in different formats, with broad and interactive features on IOS and Android platforms. The expository format of the content is in slide format, containing descriptive theory and images about the stages of making a complete prosthesis; from necessary materials, photos and descriptive guidance of the steps. Results: The application is a complementary teaching resource to assist undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals working in the area of complete prosthetics. The theoretical and practical content selected for the application covered all stages of understanding, development and possible complications associated with the manufacture of a complete bimaxillary prosthesis, from planning, impressions, models, orientation plans, tooth assembly, adaptations and delivery. Conclusion: The application provided a low-cost, expandable and easy-to-use teaching resource for teaching complete dentures. It is essential to develop various analyzes such as user experience tests, application effectiveness, development of new technologies and improvement of techniques, so that their potential for enriching learning in complete dentures and dentistry in general can be verified. KEYWORDS Complete denture; Dental education; Educational technology; Learning; Mobile applications.
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spelling doaj-art-c6fcc407fb34444991b5b47fd0fc53692025-08-22T14:53:05ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaBrazilian Dental Science2178-60112023-12-0126410.4322/bds.2023.e4012Development of a cell phone application as an auxiliary teaching tool for the subject of complete denturesMichelle de Sá dos Santos Gomes0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-5240Gabriel Barroco Breno1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5797-1716Elisa Camargo Kukulka2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-5994Larissa Araújo Lopes Barreto3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-0794Tarcisio Jose de Arruda Paes Junior4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-0474Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. Objective: The study aimed to develop a cell phone application entitled: “Total Prosthesis Manual – Rehabilitating smiles”, as an auxiliary teaching tool for teachers and students through digital technology, with a smartphone. Material and Methods: The tool was structured on the “Application Factory website”, which allows the creation of mobile applications in different formats, with broad and interactive features on IOS and Android platforms. The expository format of the content is in slide format, containing descriptive theory and images about the stages of making a complete prosthesis; from necessary materials, photos and descriptive guidance of the steps. Results: The application is a complementary teaching resource to assist undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals working in the area of complete prosthetics. The theoretical and practical content selected for the application covered all stages of understanding, development and possible complications associated with the manufacture of a complete bimaxillary prosthesis, from planning, impressions, models, orientation plans, tooth assembly, adaptations and delivery. Conclusion: The application provided a low-cost, expandable and easy-to-use teaching resource for teaching complete dentures. It is essential to develop various analyzes such as user experience tests, application effectiveness, development of new technologies and improvement of techniques, so that their potential for enriching learning in complete dentures and dentistry in general can be verified. KEYWORDS Complete denture; Dental education; Educational technology; Learning; Mobile applications. https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/4012
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Brazilian Dental Science
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