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

• Main Authors: Cléber Gimenez CORRÊA (Author), Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira MACHADO (Author), Edith RANZINI (Author), Romero TORI (Author), Fátima de Lourdes Santos NUNES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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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) tech...