ORAL MEDICINE AND DERMATOLOGY
cod. 16352

Academic year 2009/10
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
MANFREDI Maddalena
integrated course unit
9 credits
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Learning objectives

Provide the student preparing to carry out qualifying learning activities with a clear picture of the main diseases of<br />the oral cavity and the skin, with particular emphasis on the etiopathogenesis of the same. Enable the student to <br />acquire basic diagnostic and innovative techniques with a view to acquiring the fundamentals of correct diagnostic protocol.  <br />

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Course unit content

<br />1) Semiotics of the Oral cranio-oro-maxillofacial district<br />Medical history, objective examination, diagnostic tools<br />2) Anatomy-histology-embryology of the oral cavity, the jaw and the cranium<br />Skeletal growth rate<br />3) Craniofacial anomalies<br />Telorbitism<br />Hypretelorism<br />Crouzon’s syndrome<br />Apert’s syndrome<br />Franceschetti’s syndrome<br />Labiopalatine cleft<br />4) Cranio-maxillary dysmorphosis/malocclusions<br />Angle’s classification<br />5) Teeth embryology and histology<br />Physiology of dentition<br />6) Dental anomalies of number, site, position<br />Dental anomalies of structure and shape<br />Dental malformations<br /><br />7) Dental retention<br />Dysodontiasis of the 3rd molar<br />Complications in the dysodontiasis of the 3rd molar<br />Abrasions and dental wear<br />Bruxism and parafunctions<br />8) Abcesses and phlegmons in the oromaxillofacial district<br />Osteitis and osteomyelitis of the maxillaries<br />Diseases of the maxillary sinuses<br /><br />10) Cysts of the oromaxillofacial district<br />Odontogenous cysts<br />Dysembryogenetic cysts<br />Mucosal cysts<br />Epidermal cysts<br />Pseudocysts<br />Cysts in relation to systemic syndromes and diseases<br />11) Anatomy, histology and physiology of the perioral skin, of the oral mucosa and of the periodontium<br />Generalised, localised and drug-induced increases in gingival volume<br /><br />12) Phases and diagnostic protocol of oral lesions<br />Clinical examination<br />Exfoliative cytology<br />Incisional and excisional biopsy<br />Elementary lesions of the oral mucosa<br /><br />13) Diagnostic protocol for diseases of the oral mucosa<br />Conventional histological examination<br />Immunohistochemistry<br />Direct and indirect immunofluorescence<br /><br />14) Vesiculobullous diseases<br />15) Ulcerative diseases<br /><br />16) Autoimmune diseases<br /><br />17) Infectious diseases (mycotic-bacterial-viral)<br /><br />18) Oral candidiasis: microbiological, epidemiological and clinical aspects of oral infections deriving from Candida spp.<br />19) Red and white lesions of the oral cavity<br /><br />20) HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): correlated oral manifestations<br /><br />21) Human HerpesVirus-8: Correlation with oral diseases<br /><br />22) Epithelial dysplasia<br />Lesions and precancerous conditions of the oral mucosa Oral lichen planus<br />Erythroplakia<br />Leukoplakia<br />Initial carcinoma<br /><br />23) Benign tumours of the oral cavity<br />-Classification<br />-Epidemiology<br />-Histopathology<br />-Clinical manifestations<br /><br />24) Malignant tumours of the oral cavity<br />-Classification<br />-Epidemiology<br />-Histopathology<br />-Clinical manifestations<br /><br />25) Anatomy, histology, physiology, and semiotics of the tongue<br />Congenital and acquired tongue diseases<br />The taste function and its alterations (dysgeusia-ageusia)<br /><br />26) Odontogenous tumours of the jaw<br />-Classification<br />-Epidemiology<br />-Histopathology<br />-Clinical manifestations<br /><br />27) Non odontogenous tumours of the jaw<br />-Classification<br />-Epidemiology<br />-Histopathology<br />-Clinical manifestations<br /><br />28) Anatomy, histology, physiology and semiotics of the major and minor salivary glands<br />Inflammatory diseases of the salivary glands<br />Degenerative diseases of the salivary glands<br />Obstructive diseases of the salivary glands (sialolithiasis)<br />Benign tumours of the salivary glands<br />Malignant tumours of the salivary glands<br /><br />29) Malaria, tuberculosis and noma: microbiological and clinical aspects of diseases of possible odontostomatological <br />interest<br />30) The main techniques of molecular biology applied to oral medicine<br /> 

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Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br />Regezi JA, Sciubba J. Patologia orale Dalla diagnosi alla terapia. Terza edizione (1999) Edizione Italiana a cura di <br />Antonio Carrassi. Antonio Delfino Editore.<br />Cawson R, Zinnie, Barrett, Wright. Oral Diseases III ed Mosby (English version)<br />Cawson R, Zinnie, Barrett, Wright. Patologia orale Antonio Delfino editore (Italian version)<br />Gandolfo S, Carrozzo M, Scully C. Patologia e medicina del cavo orale. UTET<br />Reichart PA, Philiphsen H. Patol ogia Orale. Masson<br />Ficarra G. Manuale di Medicina e Patologia orale. McGraw-Hill

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