How to Cite:
Ravikumar, H., Deepak, S., & Sandeep, A. H. (2022). Awareness on the armamentarium used in
aesthetic restorative procedure among dental students. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1),
5000–5016. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5970
International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022.
Corresponding author: Deepak. S.; Email: deepaks.sdc@saveetha.com
Manuscript submitted: 27 Feb 2022, Manuscript revised: 18 March 2022, Accepted for publication: 09 April 2022
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Awareness on the armamentarium used in
aesthetic restorative procedure among dental
students
Harita Ravikumar
Undergraduate, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of
Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: 151901080.sdc@saveetha.com
Dr. Deepak. S
Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha
Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical
Sciences, Chennai-600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: deepaks.sdc@saveetha.com
Dr Adimulapu Hima Sandeep
Senior lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha
Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS),
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Email: himas.sdc@saveetha.com
Abstract---Introduction: The aesthetic dentistry mainly involves
restoring the best smile back to the patients. This mainly involves the
tooth colour, proper alignment, with proper shape of the tooth and
also with all the properties of the tooth. The dental instruments are
used to examine, clean, cut and restore the tooth structures. They
mainly consist of hand-held, auxiliary and rotary instruments. Aim:
To evaluate the knowledge and awareness of the armamentarium used
in the aesthetic restorative procedure. Materials and method: The
survey was conducted by preparing the questionnaire pertaining to
the topic and it was circulated through an online portal. The
participants were informed in detail about the study and the informed
consent was obtained for everyone and they participated willingly. The
response collected and observations were made. Results and
discussion: From the responses obtained it was seen that the students
were about the aesthetic restorative procedures, aware of the hand
instruments used for operative dentistry, common shade used in the
composite restoration. Uses of plastic instruments. They also had
good knowledge on the duration that the restoration lasts.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the dental students had good