Shuang Jia

To evaluate the application effect of PDCA cycle teaching mode in the standardized training and teaching of dental residents in prosthodontics speciality. A total of 46 dental residents in Shanghai Stomatological Hospital from 2020 to 2022 were selected as the research subjects, and divided into experimental group (n=23) and control group(n=23), the control group adopted conventional teaching method, while the experimental group adopted PDCA cycle teaching method on the basis of the control group. The theoretical assessment, clinical operation assessment and satisfaction of the teaching effect of the two groups of residents were compared with SPSS 20.0 software package. The theoretical assessment, clinical operation assessment and satisfaction of the residents in the experimental group were all higher than the data obtained in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05). Compared with the traditional model teaching group, PDCA cycle teaching model can train the dental residents more personalized, better improve the clinical comprehensive quality and professional level, and achieve good feedback effect.

Objectives: The objectives were to evaluate the degree of dye penetration of three different dental materials as esthetic veneer restorations on anterior teeth using stereomicroscope, and to provide reference for clinical choice. Materials and Methods: Sixty freshly extracted human maxillary central incisors were selected and randomly divided into three main groups of 20 each. Respectively, the teeth were prepared for veneer restoration by fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) (Everstick NET, Stick Tech), porcelain laminate veneer (PLV) (IPS Empress II(E-Max Press)) and 3M composites (3M ESPE) bonding with G-Cem resin cement (GC). After exposed to thermocycling (500cycles per day (5–55 °C, intervals: 30 s)) and immersed in 2% basic fuchsin dye solution for 24 h, the specimens were then sectioned buccolingual into three halves in a vertical plane parallel and measured dye penetration using stereomicroscope (Zeiss). The data collected was recorded by the dye penetration index (0–5) and statistically analysed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and T-tests using SPSS 13. Results: It is evident that the FRC group showed the lowest mean score of 0.333 mm, and the PLV group showed a highest mean score of 0.749 mm, as compared with the FRC group and the 3M composites group. Overall, when the three groups were compared for microleakage using ANOVA, there was significant difference among the groups. Conclusions: To evaluate the dye penetration of microleakage, the FRC showed a better marginal adaptability for veneer restoration. Therefore, within the limitation of this study, the use of FRC as veneer on anterior teeth can be suggested.