Gorucu-Coskuner H, Atik E, Taner T. Comparison of Live-Video and Video Demonstration Methods in Clinical Orthodontics Education. J Dent Educ 2020; 84: 44-50.

Live-video and video demonstration have comparable effects on increasing knowledge but students prefer both being used together.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of live-video and video demonstration methods in training dental students in orthodontic emergency applications. A total of 105 fifth-year dental students in Turkey participated. A pre-test and post-test determined the students' level of knowledge about band cementing and re-bonding of brackets. The two clinical applications were demonstrated with either live-video or video demonstration. During the live-video demonstration, the lecturer gave information about the procedure whilst using a camera attached to the loupes. During the video demonstration, previously recorded videos were shown. This study found that the two demonstration methods had comparable effects on increasing students' level of knowledge. However, from the students' perspective, the two should be used together.