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Effect of gloves on tactile discrimination using an endodontic model
Author(s) -
CHANDLER N. P.,
BLOXHAM G. P.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1990.tb00846.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , materials science , forensic engineering , orthodontics , computer science , medicine , engineering
Summary. This study used as endodontioc model to investigate the effect of glove wearing on tactile sensitivity. Dental students, all of wham had worn gloves throughout their clinical training, used a file to detect resistance at the apical end of an endodontic teaching aid. Wearing gloves produced a statistically significant reduction in tactile sensitivity. As large intra‐ and inter‐subject variations were observed both with and without gloves, the sensitivity change brought about by the wearing of the latter seems unlikely to be of significance in clinical endodontic.