PERIODONTOLOGY AND IMPLANTOLOGY
cod. 16525

Academic year 2007/08
5° year of course - First semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
MACALUSO Claudio
integrated course unit
3 credits
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Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

<br />At the end of the Course, students are required to possess:<br />1)Knowledge of osteointegrated implantology biological principles.<br />2)Clinical competence for implant diagnosis and treatment.<br />3)Ability to produce and critically interpret scientific papers, with particular reference to statistic methods.<br />

Prerequisites

Have taken the examinations of the previous years  <br />

Course unit content

<br />1.Treatment of furcation lesions:<br />.     Access flap and odontoplasty <br />.     Furcation lesion regeneration<br />.     Root separation and resection<br />.     Tunnelling<br />2.Regenerative surgical treatment<br />.     Biological principles of regeneration<br />.     Membranes and growth factors<br />.     Guided tissue regeneration (GTR)<br />.     Induced tissue regeneration (ITR)<br />3.Relationship between periodontal therapy and other dental treatments (conservative dentistry, endodontics, orthodontics,<br />  prostheses, implantology)<br />4.Supporting periodontal therapy: medium- and long-term result maintenance<br />.     Motivation and periodical motivational reinforcement<br />.     Patient compliance<br />5.Historical overview of implantology and biological principles of osteointegration<br />6.Biology of peri-implantar soft tissues<br />7.Clinical and radiographic evaluation of residual teeth and of the edentulous crest.<br />8.Diagnosis and implant treatment plan of the oral cavity<br />9.Methods and systematics of osteointegrated implantology<br />10.Implant fitting surgical technique<br />11.Post-extraction alveolus healing<br />12.Immediate and delayed post-extraction implants<br />13.Principles and techniques of pre- and peri-implantation soft tissue reconstructive surgery <br />14.Principles and techniques of reconstructive bone surgery<br />15.Principles and techniques of pre- and peri-implantation guided bone regeneration (GBR)<br />16.Small and great maxillary sinus floor augmentation<br />17.Implant prosthetic principles and techniques<br />18.Delayed and immediate load<br />19.Perimplantitis etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment<br />20.Medium and long term maintenance and prognosis for osteointegrated implants.<br />

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Bibliography

<br /><br />BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br />Wolf H. F., Rateitschak E. M., Rateitschak K. H.<br />Parodontologia<br />Masson, 2005<br />Misch C. E.<br />L'odontoiatria implantare contemporanea<br />Antonio Delfino Editore, 2000<br /> <br />

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