ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIC DISEASES
cod. 12307

Academic year 2007/08
4° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie odontostomatologiche (MED/28)
Field
Clinica medico-chirurgica degli organi di senso
Type of training activity
Characterising
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

 <br />Aims<br /> <br />To educate the student on the pathophysiology and clinical course of the main diseases in dental medicine. The Course will encompass (a) lectures, (b) tutorials and (c) seminars. Students will, by default, attend all lectures and tutorials, but are free to choose the seminar(s), they are most interested in. Upon completion of the Course, each student will be able to discuss basic clinical cases, involving the cervico-facial segment, by creating individual flow charts on diagnostics and therapeutics.

Prerequisites

Having successfully completed the pre-clinical Courses.

Course unit content

<br />Anatomy of teeth, oral tissues and maxillary bones, anatomy and physiology of mandibular movement, physiopathology of the temporo-mandibular joint, prevention and therapy of dental caries and acute/chronic parodontitis with involvement of the maxillary tissues, pathology of the oral mucosa, pathology of maxillary bones, pre-cancer dysplasia and lesions, oro-facial pain, basics of dental prosthesis and orthodontics, preventive oral care, dental traumathology.

Full programme

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Bibliography

G. Ficarra, Manuale di Patologia e Medicina Orale, Ed. Mc Graw-Hill<br />R. Modica, Trattato di Odontoiatria Clinica, Ed. Minerva Medica

Teaching methods

Teachers: Mauro Bonanini,  Maddalena Manfredi

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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