Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
To maintain the students manage all the clinical stages of treatment of an edentulous patient before and after the delivery of the complete denture.
To explain different fixed restoration alternatives, planning and applying the treatment; and solving the possible upcoming problems.
Course Content:
Construction of complete denture and fixed prosthesis.
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
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Describe intra-oral examination including anatomical structures that affects complete denture retention and stabilization and different types of complete denture patients |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Describe impression materials, articulators and face-bows, inter-occlusal records. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Analyze clinical procedures i.e. treatment planning, impression making configuration of complete denture and principles of tooth arrangement and denture finishing. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Analyze the laboratory procedures and clinical corrections of complete dentures if necessary and solve the problems after delivery of dentures. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| State the indications of fixed dentures. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Analyze the replacement of the missing teeth. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Plan the clinical procedures of fixed prosthesis |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Analyze the classification and properties of impression materials, use of rotary instruments and burs, articulators and face-bows, inter-occlusal records, provisional restorations, finishing and cementation. |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
| Describe the laboratory procedures and clinical corrections of the fixed restorations if necessary |
PLO 2,PLO 3,
PLO 4, PLO15 |
1,2,3,5 | A,B,C,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT (5. Semester) | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to complete denture | Recommended resources |
| 2 | Structures related to complete denture (chewing muscles, ligaments) | Recommended resources |
| 3 | Providing the retention : Impression, Primary impression of complete dentures | Recommended resources |
| 4 | Herbs tests and Secondary (final) impression of complete dentures | Recommended resources |
| 5 | Factors effecting retention of complete dentures | Recommended resources |
| 6 | Face bows | Recommended resources |
| 7 | Horizontal relations | Recommended resources |
| 8 | Vertical dimension | Recommended resources |
| 9 | Providing the stability and articulation rules | Recommended resources |
| 10 | Tooth selection, arrangement and try-in in complete dentures | Recommended resources |
| 11 | General considerations of Prosthodontics | Recommended resources |
| 12 | Delivery of the denture, adjustment of the interocclusal relations | Recommended resources |
| 13 | Articulators | Recommended resources |
| 14 | Possible upcoming problems | Recommended resources |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |||
| Textbook |
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Contemporary literature |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | 3 Theoretical exam |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 2 | %50 |
| Quizzes | ||
| Final exam | 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
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | Planning and managing teamwork in the practice, taking into consideration patient safety and clinical risk management | X | |||||
| 3 | Applying ethical principles in all patients and using ethical decision making principles in solving ethical issues. | X | |||||
| 4 | Maintenance of an effective communication with the dental staff and patients. | X | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours) |
14
14 |
3
2 |
42
28 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 28 | 2 | 56 |
| Mid-terms | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Homework | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Final examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Work Load | 160 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6,4 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 | ||