Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2"> </td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">On typodont</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">On simulator</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Ceramic-metal crown</td><td class="align_center">Cast crown</td><td class="align_center">Ceramic-metal crown</td><td class="align_center">Cast crown</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MD mean (standard deviation)</td><td class="align_center">7.05 ± (5.82)</td><td class="align_center">15.74 ± (5.97)</td><td class="align_center">6.88 ± (4,73)</td><td class="align_center">14.74 ± (5.63)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BL mean (standard deviation)</td><td class="align_center">11.49 ± (5.12)</td><td class="align_center">13.67 ± (6.17)</td><td class="align_center">11.38 ± (5.22)</td><td class="align_center">12.23 ± (6.85)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Global mean (standard deviation)</td><td class="align_center">9.27 ± (4.64)</td><td class="align_center">14.7 ± (5.23)</td><td class="align_center">9.13 ± (3.73)</td><td class="align_center">13.48 ± (5.46)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Average TOC on typodont and simulator according to the type of preparations.</div>

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