Question by phreedome: Dentistry: If I have trouble in tooth carving, would I be able to cope with the rest of the course?
I’ve just recently started my degree and we’ve only done incisors, canines and the first premolar. I’m having trouble with all of them. My carved teeth look a bit weird. How do I improve my skill? And will it be hard for me to continue this course? I know there will be more things that involve hand skills in the future and now I’m afraid I won’t be able to cope.

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Answer by snyda
Thought I would have a look at what tooth carving means and what is required. This is what I found and I hope it is useful to you.

Amalgam carving procedure
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condensation and carving instruments to develop proper tooth anatomy. You can smooth the … Carving of the amalgam should be continuous with existing tooth form and …
www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/dental/operative/amalgam-carving-procedure.pdf

This second entry has a video to view on tooth carving.

YouTube – Tooth Carving 101 – A How-to Guide
So you want to be a dentist? Or at least, you want to learn how to carve a tooth? … to queue The workshop of tooth carving(demo)by toothcarving7,940 views …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqToWRu84AU – 136k – Cached

Anything worth doing often means a little extra effort. Practice makes perfect as the saying goes. Don’t give up on a dream if you have worked hard to get where you are. Sometimes things click into place when you least expect it. What you need is a little faith in yourself and your own abilities. You applied and was accepted into the course, take that as a given that you have the ability to follow through on what you have chosen to do. Good luck.

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