In the field of education, to improve the tactile sensation, the sense of touch and force-feedback can offer great improvements to the existing learning methods, thus enhancing the quality of education procedures. The concept of Haptics, which is extensively in use and indispensable in other fields like aviation, telecommunication etc., is now making its way into dentistry. The haptics-based virtual reality periodontal training simulator has been validated. By the use of virtual reality and haptics technology, the periodontal simulator allows trainees to learn performing diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases by visualizing a three dimensional virtual human mouth and feeling real tactile sensations while touching the surface of teeth, gingiva, and calculi with virtual dental instruments. Also, haptics offers the possibility of unlimited training hours by which students can gain skills without demands on manpower and resources. This review provides a brief insight about literature on haptics for training of periodontal procedures.
