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Results
Prepared teeth were collected and scored
independently by two calibrated evaluators. Both
evaluators were dentists with less than five years of
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Table 2. Survey results: sophomore dental students perceptions of using round-ended and torpedo-shaped burs for
creating a chamfer finish line during tooth preparation, by number and percentage of total respondents
Question
Number
Question
Round-Ended
Bur Better
Torpedo-Shaped
Bur Better
No
Difference
1
Was it easier to make a chamfer with one bur type?
29
(58%)
18
(36%)
3
(6%)
2
Did one bur type make more regular finish lines?
25
(50%)
21
(42%)
4
(8%)
3
Did one bur type cut more smoothly (less chatter)?
13
(26%)
23
(46%)
14
(28%)
4
Overall, was one bur type better?
25
(50%)
19
(38%)
6
(12%)
Table 3. Optional statements: summarized student statements more frequently cited undesired outcomes when the
torpedo-shaped bur was used
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Discussion
Because there is little scientific support for the
bur type used to create the chamfer finish line in tooth
preparation for complete veneer metal crowns, the
bur type selected is usually the operators preference.
Hooper et al.16 reported that this situation also exists
in dental schools in the United Kingdom. Though
bullet (round-ended) and torpedo-shaped burs were
used in student instruction for the creation of chamfer
finish lines, there was no consensus in their study on
the optimal bur type among the fifteen UK dental
schools.
Early-in-training, first-semester sophomore
dental students were selected as test subjects in
our study. Since there are no fixed prosthodontics
or tooth-preparation hand skills courses offered in
the first-year curriculum at the UTHSCSA Dental
School, selection of sophomores at this stage in
their training attempted to minimize bias based on
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Frequency
12
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
Conclusions
Within the context of this study, student performance in the preparation of a chamfer finish line
was statistically better (p=0.005) when a round-ended
bur type was used compared to results attained with
the use of a torpedo-shaped diamond bur of similar
bur-tip size. Fifty-eight percent of the students indicated that it was easier to make a chamfer with the
round-ended bur. Optional write-in comments by
thirty-eight of the fifty students also tended to support the use of the round-ended bur for the creation
of chamfer finish lines.
Acknowledgments
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