SP-5 - Extended Reality (XR) in Endodontic Education and Treatment Simulation: A Novel Approach to Simulate Patient Data

Saturday, May 6, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Location: McCormick Convention Center Lakeside Center, E450A (Level 4)

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Fahad Zaman, D.D.S., M.S. (he/him/his)

1st Year Endodontics Resident
Boston University
New York College of Dentistry
Boston , Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides Handouts
Katsushi Okazaki, D.D.S., PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Endodontics
New York University College of Dentistry
Iruma, Saitama, Japan

Disclosure(s): Holoeyes, Inc.: support 3D Image spatial display service (Ongoing)

Session Host(s)

Josanne M. O'Dell, D.D.S., M.F.S., J.D

Associate Professor, Chair Department of Endodontics
University of Mississippi
Clinton, Mississippi

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
PS

Paul Savage, D.D.S.

Disclosure information not submitted.

We describe a novel approach to simulating patient-specific dental operative procedures by combining extended reality (XR) technology and 3D-printed models of clinical cases. XR is an umbrella term that encapsulates virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and everything in between. XR can create a space where the real world and the virtual world merge and influence each other. This presentation applies XR in clinical practice and dental training. The complementary use of patient-specific XR technology and 3D-printed models contributes to easing the transition from preclinical to clinical operative practice and enables effective learning in dental education. We will describe this innovative XR technique in cases featuring 3D-guided access on calcified root canals, microsurgical cases of guided root resection, and non-surgical access of anatomically challenging teeth.

Learning Objectives:

Gain information on the application of XR technology in dental education and training
Describe the approach to simulating patient-specific dental operative procedures by combining XR technology with 3D-printed models
Discuss the future applications in live augmented reality procedures