Análise das dificuldades dos alunos de graduação durante as manobras de odontometria

摘要: The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate, by means a questionnaire, the difficulties faced students during laboratorial activities in extracted human teeth mounted on mannequin discipline Endodontics. Thus, periapical radiographs taken tooth-length determination procedures were analysed as factors quantity dental intraoral films their loss, waste work time time. Fifty 3rd year selected which taking Endodontics Department Dentistry, University Taubate, SP, Brazil, first semester 2005. After lab activities, evaluated an interview estimated minimum 10 minutes. professors explained showed contents questionnaire students, these asked, initially, fill out sign free informed consent form. professor then handed six seven cards each student with one card for tooth had already concluded procedure. For card, asked express previously created presence or absence any difficulty. It that molars presented highest frequencies number percentages difficulties, followed premolars lastly incisors. There significant statistical difference (p = 0.01) relation used, among three groups.