Conocimiento en la práctica clínica de la técnica incremental para colocación de resinas en los estudiantes de odontología de la Universidad Santo Tomás en el año 2022

Abstract

Introduction: The incremental technique is a method to perform direct restorations in resins, which aims to reduce the contraction factor, which generates consequences in the longevity of the restoration. Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge in the incremental technique in resin in the Dentistry students of the Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga University and to evaluate its association with sociodemographic factors. Materials and methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was carried out, evaluating 180 students of the dentistry program, to whom a virtual questionnaire of 17 questions was applied, the measurement instrument was certified by experts in the area of oral rehabilitation. Results: It was found that 87.78% of students present a regular level of knowledge, 0.56% present a good level of knowledge and 11.66% a bad level of knowledge. It is observed that in the level of knowledge of the incremental technique in resin according to the clinic, regular knowledge predominates with (23.42%) clinic I, (24.05%) clinic II, and (26.58%) clinic III. (23.42%) in clinic IV and (2.53%) in clinic V Conclusion: the level of knowledge about the incremental technique in resins in students obtained a higher percentage was regular.