Ateneo - UPO

The course focuses on the description of the state of health and disease of the tissues of the oral cavity and on the fundamentals of primary prevention technologies

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To provide information about the hard and soft tissue biology of the oral cavity and microbiota.
To provide basic knowledge on the relationships between clinical aspects, health and disease of hard and soft tissues

Fundamentals of chemistry, physics and biology

Lessons

Written test

Enamel, dentin, cement, pulp, gingiva and free mucosa.
Oral tissue embryology and the origin of the dental anomalies.
Tools to observe the tissues of the oral cavity including elements of dental radiology. The color and appearance of the hard and soft dental tissues and the techniques to detect them

Basic knowledge of the biology of hard and soft tissues of oral cavity.
Ability to recognize the healthy and the diseases aspect of the tissues of the oral cavity