Auxiliares didácticos en la enseñanza de la endodoncia pre-clínica

Abstract

 The pre-clinic training previous to the clinic teaching of the Endodontic is recognized and accepted by the majority of the Universities and Schools of Odontology in the world. For its development it is essential to have enough space, time and instruments. This brings about a real problem when the amount of students is big A group of dispositives used as didactic auxiliaries is described, specially for X-ray takings, in the subject of Endodontic "B" of the Odontology Faculty of the National University of Córdoba (Argentina). These include the traditional manikin, which permits the taking of only X-ray by shot and a dispositive that allows the taking of 4 to 8 X-ray at the same time. These dispositives have sorne advantages like: l) obtaining X-ray of good definition and Jittle distortion, 2) save time, 3) make the gratest use of the radiographic exposition with the smallest possible damage of the devices. The number of shots can be reduced to a fourth or eighth