Developing a Rationalized Procedure for Odontoplasty

In any educational undertaking instructional strategies are developed to provide for an overall plan that will govern content or “what will be taught.” Objective: The study aimed to develop a rationalized procedure for odontoplasty in the College of Dentistry, Centro Escolar University. Methods: Twenty-six faculty members who are specialists in the course of Prosthodontics were asked about their perception on a detailed procedure of tooth alteration on both maxillary and mandibular teeth following precise cutting instruments, rest seat preparation, guide plane preparation and dimpling. Post tooth alteration procedures have also been looked into like polishing and fluoride application. Mean and standard deviation were used to report the data. Results: The results showed that all of the respondents were one in considering a need for specific cutting instruments, knowledge of specific dimension in terms of width, depth and length of preparation, cast preparation prior to clinical odontoplasty and preliminary segment impression prior to final impression and need to institute a post procedure. Conclusions: Tooth alteration procedure can be carried out by: proper selection of cutting instruments, strict compliance with the details of the procedures such as sequence of tooth polishing and fluoride application, accurate plan of design, extent of preparation through precise location, reasonable depth and width, attention to path of insertion, and strict adherence with the dimensions of tooth preparation according to width and depth.