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

Authors

  • Michelle de Sá dos Santos Gomes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-5240
  • Gabriel Barroco Breno Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5797-1716
  • Elisa Camargo Kukulka Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-5994
  • Larissa Araújo Lopes Barreto Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-0794
  • Tarcisio Jose de Arruda Paes Junior Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Departamento de Materiais Odontológicos e Prótese, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-0474

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/bds.2023.e4012

Abstract

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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Published

2023-12-13

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 4 (2023): Oct - Dec / 2023 - Published Oct 2023

Section

Short Communication

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