Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course intends to provide 1st year dental students with detailed information on the morphology of primary and permanent teeth and enable them to understand and perform the fabrication stages of complete dentures.
Course Content:
To help our students acquire knowledge and skills with both theoretical and practical studies.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case Study 5: Practice
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: Preclinical Lab Study C: Homework-Case study D: Clinical performance form E: OSCHE
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| By the end of the course, the student will be able to | |||
| Describe the numbering systems of primary and permanent teeth and use the appropriate classification system. |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Capture the morphological structures of primary and permanent teeth |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Explain the occlusion at primary and permanent dentition and its importance |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Describe all upper and lower right, left primary and permanent teeth individually |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Describe the laboratory stages of complete dentures |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Describe the anatomical landmarks in edentulous jaws |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Perform individual trays, acrylic baseplates, wax rims in edentulous jaws |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Explain the rules of tooth arrangement in complete dentures |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Describe and perform mounting casts on the articulator |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
| Describe flasking procedure of complete dentures and perform polymerization and finishing procedures of complete dentures. |
PLO 1,PLO 9,
PLO 15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT (1.semester) | ||
| Week | Theoretical Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 |
Introduction to tooth morphology and different localization systems of the permanent teeth
Introduction to the morphology of primary teeth |
Recommended resources |
| 2 |
Upper permanent central incisor
Upper primary central incisor |
Recommended resources |
| 3 |
Upper permanent lateral incisor
Upper primary lateral incisor |
Recommended resources |
| 4 |
Upper permanent canine
Upper primary canine |
Recommended resources |
| 5 |
Upper permanent 1st and 2nd premolars
Upper primary 1st molar |
Recommended resources |
| 6 |
Upper permanent 1st and 2nd molars
Upper primary 2nd molar |
Recommended resources |
| 7 |
Lower permanent central incisor
Lower primary central incisor |
Recommended resources |
| 8 |
Lower permanent lateral incisor
Lower primary lateral incisor |
Recommended resources |
| 9 |
Lower permanent canine
Lower primary canine |
Recommended resources |
| 10 |
Lower permanent 1st and 2nd premolars
Lower primary 1st molar |
Recommended resources |
| 11 | General considerations about morphology of primary and permanent teeth | Recommended resources |
| 12 |
Lower permanent 1st and 2nd molars
Lower primary 2nd molar |
Recommended resources |
| 13 |
Upper-Lower permanent teeth review
Upper Lower primary teeth review |
Recommended resources |
| 14 |
General occlusal terms
Occlusion in primary dentition |
Recommended resources |
| COURSE CONTENT (1.semester) | ||
| Week | Practical Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to laboratory rules and manupulative skills | Recommended resources |
| 2 | Upper permanent central incisor manipulation and Drawing Upper primary central incisor | Recommended resources |
| 3 | Upper permanent lateral incisor manipulation and Drawing Upper primary lateral incisor | Recommended resources |
| 4 | Upper permanent canine manipulation and Drawing Upper primary canine | Recommended resources |
| 5 | Upper permanent 1st and 2nd premolars manipulation and Drawing Upper primary 1st molar | Recommended resources |
| 6 | Upper permanent 1st and 2nd molars manipulation and Drawing Upper primary 2nd molar | Recommended resources |
| 7 | Upper permanent teeth review manipulation and Drawing Upper primary teeth review | Recommended resources |
| 8 | Lower permanent central incisor manipulation and Drawing Lower primary central incisor | Recommended resources |
| 9 | Lower permanent lateral incisor manipulation and Drawing Lower primary lateral incisor | Recommended resources |
| 10 | Lower permanent canine manipulation and Drawing Lower primary canine | Recommended resources |
| 11 | Lower permanent 1st and 2nd premolars manipulation and Drawing Lower primary 1st and 2nd molars | Recommended resources |
| 12 | Lower permanent 1st and 2nd molars manipulation and Drawing Lower primary incisor teeth review | Recommended resources |
| 13 | Lower permanent teeth manipulation review and drawing lower primary teeth review | Recommended resources |
| 14 | Upper permanent teeth manipulation review and drawing upper primary teeth review | Recommended resources |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook |
1. Hüsnü Yavuzyılmaz. Diş morfolojisi ve anatomisi. Gazi basımevi 2013
2. Kataoka -Yoshimi Nishimura .Natures morphologoy atlas of tooth shape and form Shigeo, 2005 3. Senih Çalıkkocaoğlu, Pınar Kursoğlu, Nuray Çapa. Total Protezlerin Laboratuvar İşlemleri, 2007 4. Senih Çalıkkocaoğlu. Dişsiz hastaların protetik tedavisi: Klasik tam protezler, 2010 5. Lamb, D. J. Problems and solutions in complete denture prosthodontics, 1993
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Material Sharing
| Documents | Contemporary literature |
| Assignments | Manual practices as homework |
| Exams | 3 Theoretical and practical exams |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms: 2 x (theoretical + practical) | 2 | 50% |
| Quizzes | ||
| Final: 1 x (theoretical + practical) | 1 | 50% |
| Total | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | ||
| Total | 100% |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Adopting a lifelong learning concept, making necessary planning and practice for continuous professional development. | X | |||||
| 2 | Planning and managing teamwork in the practice, taking into consideration patient safety and clinical risk management | ||||||
| 3 | Applying ethical principles in all patients and using ethical decision making principles in solving ethical issues. | ||||||
| 4 | Maintenance of an effective communication with the dental staff and patients. | ||||||
| 5 | Taking care of the privacy of patient information and keeping and maintaining patient records thoroughly | ||||||
| 6 | Using the necessary anamnesis, examination and auxiliary diagnostic methods for the diagnosis of oral and dental diseases and interpreting the relationship between the general health status of the patient and planning of dental treatments. | ||||||
| 7 | Making a comprehensive treatment planning that includes all preventive measures by taking the protection and maintenance of health as a priority in all dental practices. | ||||||
| 8 | Planning alternative treatment options and make a collaborative decision with the patient about final treatment planning by informing about the advantages and disadvantages of the plans. | ||||||
| 9 | Integrating basic medical sciences in clinical sciences and using this information in all procedures of the patient. | X | |||||
| 10 | Making a treatment planning by taking oral health risks of the patient into consideration and referring to a specialist in cases beyond one’s area of expertise | ||||||
| 11 | Performing first step health services of the patient with maximum psychomotor skills and using the principles of evidence based dentistry. | ||||||
| 12 | Establishing communication with pediatric patients considering the stages of mental development and provision of behavioral management. | ||||||
| 13 | Planning, execution and evaluation of community based programs focused on special groups. | ||||||
| 14 | Making necessary suggestions in reorganization and areas of national health policies. | ||||||
| 15 | Following international literature, evaluating publications critically and integration of research results and evidence based dentistry during practice. | X | |||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 28x Total course hours) |
14
14 |
11
9 |
154
126 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Mid term | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Homework | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Final examination | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Total Work Load | 307 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 12,28 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 12 |