Web-based educational programme for temporomandibular joint assessment with cone-beam computed tomography.

• OBJECTIVES: To develop and evaluate an educational web-based program for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) assessment using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).METHODS: A web-based educational program was designed for TMJ assessment using CBCT images. Fifteen CBCT cases of the TMJ (three-dimensional reconstructed volumes) and an assessment module based on image analysis criteria in the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) were added to the program. Thirty-six undergraduate dental students were invited to test the program by assessing all cases twice: before and after 2 months of training. Participants submitted written subjective evaluations of the program.RESULTS: The web-based program can be accessed on Malmö University webpage (www.cbct-tmj.mau.se). Despite limited CBCT learning in their undergraduate training and not using the program in the 2-month interval, the students were able to correctly diagnose 80% of the cases at the second assessment. Their diagnoses, however, did not differ significantly from the first assessment. Overall, the students were satisfied with the program and considered it user friendly.CONCLUSION: The web-based educational program that was developed in the present study and tested by dental students could be a useful educational tool for TMJ assessment using CBCT.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)

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Cone-beam CT

education

temporomandibular joint

training program

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