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Table 1 Assessment criteria for the lab exercise

From: Live demonstration versus procedural video: a comparison of two methods for teaching an orthodontic laboratory procedure

Criteria

Maximum possible mark

1. The bridge of the clasp should be straight

1

2. The bridge of the clasp shouldn’t touch the buccal surface of the 1st molar

1

3. The right loop should touch the buccal surface at the corner,

1

4. The left loop should touch the buccal surface at the corner,

1

5. The right arm of the clasp should follow the occlusal embrasure,

1

6. The left arm of the clasp should follow the occlusal embrasure,

1

7. The right arm of the clasp should touch the occlusal embrasure.

1

8. The left arm of the clasp should touch the occlusal embrasure.

1

9. When the right arm goes on the palatal tissue, there should be about 0.5 to 1 mm clearance.

1

10. When the left arm goes on the palatal tissue, there should be about 0.5 to 1 mm clearance.

1

Total

10