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PROSTHESIS

CODE 73084
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 2 cfu during the 3nd year of 9289 IGIENE DENTALE(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/28
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 1° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    Prosthodontics is the branch of Dentistry that deals with the restoration of compromised teeth and with the substitution of missing teeth in partially or totally edentulous patients.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    At the end of the course the student must:

    • know the classification of the various types of dental prostheses
    • know the rudiments of the realization of fixed and removable prostheses
    • be able to clinically identify a dental prosthesis
    • have acquired a proper terminology in order to be able to identify the various types of prostheses and their components and in order to describe the procedures required to realize a prosthesis with a suitable language

    TEACHING METHODS

    Lectures. Lectures might also be provided in remote mode. The attendance of the lessons is mandatory.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    • Classification of the various types of prosthodontic rehabilitations
    • Anatomic and functional consequences of edentulism
    • Diagnosis and treatment plan in fixed and removable prosthodontics
    • Jaw relation record procedures: vertical dimension of occlusion and maxilla-mandibular relationship in the horizontal plane
    • Principles of teeth arrangement: esthetic and phonetic considerations
    • Principles of the realization of fixed and removable dentures
    • Principles of restorative dental materials used in prosthodontics

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Lecture notes will be delivered to the students.

    In order to deepen the topics covered during the lessons, the following text book is suggested:

    Preti G. Riabilitazione Protesica. UTET

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    PAOLO PERA (President)

    SILVANO VALENTE (President)

    ALESSIA MARIA IOMMIELLO

    MARIA MENINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    October 

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    Written exam with multiple-choice questions and subsequent possible oral discussion.

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    At the end of the course the student must:

    • know in depth the classification of the various types of dental prostheses
    • know the rudiments of the realization of fixed and removable prosthesis
    • be able to clinically identify a dental prosthesis
    • have acquired a proper terminology in order to be able to identify the various types of prostheses and their components and in order to describe the procedures required to realize a prosthesis with a suitable language

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    16/01/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    13/02/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    12/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    10/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    18/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto