Virtual Reality simulator for dental anesthesia training in the inferior alveolar nerve block

Abstract Objectives This study shows the development and validation of a dental anesthesia-training simulator, specifically for the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). The system developed provides the tactile sensation of inserting a real needle in a human patient, using Virtual Reality (VR) te...

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Main Authors: Cléber Gimenez CORRÊA, Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira MACHADO, Edith RANZINI, Romero TORI, Fátima de Lourdes Santos NUNES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572017000400357&lng=en&tlng=en