Stomatologic disciplines III

Module Professional training - Oral pathology

Achieve and obtain optimal skills in the management of oral medicine and patient pathology in odontostomatology. Achieve and obtain optimal skills in the anatomy, diagnosis, and therapy of hard and soft tissue pathologies of the oro-maxillofacial area.

The teaching is set up to guide and improve the student's approach to the patient with various problems, ranging from the correct analysis of periodontal anatomy in physiology and pathophysiology and specific in the diagnosis in the patient affected by diseases of the oral cavity of the patient who presents with a specific pathology in the oral cavity or in the craniofacial area and which requires therapy aimed at the symptom, as well as a diagnosis and therapy aimed at the responsible pathology. In particular, the student must be able to obtain a correct degree of definition of the different forms of oral pathology and perform a careful analysis of the clinical scenario in which the problem occurs, up to the formulation of hypotheses for the resolution of the problem presented ( therapeutic options) with specific modules on physical and instrumental semeiotics, clinical methodology and non-surgical and surgical therapy of the patient affected by oral pathologies.

The course is complemented by the free participation of students in local, national and international scientific events organized in the field of oral medicine.

The skills acquired will lead the student to develop a critical capacity on the topics dealt with using the skills actively for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the management of special odontostomatological pathology.

Lectures accompanied by slides and movies and supplemented by discussion of the topics treated in order to train students in a critical capacity on the topics and to acquire a knowledge suitable for surical management in patients affected by specific oral pathologies of the gold-maxillofacial district. Final oral exam.

Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology in the field of dentistry. Knowledge of the pathogenesis and clinical aspects of mucous and bone pathologies of the oro-maxillofacial district. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology in the oral and periodontal field.

See also the Academic Regulations of the course of study published on the University portal:

https://www.unict.it/it/ateneo/lauree-magistrali-ciclo-unico-regolamenti-didattici

Surgical management with knowledge of guidelines, operating protocols related to oral pathology in odontostomatology.

In particular:

• Outline of systematic, topographical and radiological anatomy of hard and soft oral tissues

• Periodontal semeiotics of gingival and mucous tissues

• Elementary lesions of the oral cavity

• Histopathological aspects of the main oral lesions

• Dental anomalies

• Dental retentions and inclusions

• Oral cancer

• Oral lichen

• Leukoplakia

• Paraphysiological conditions of the oral cavity

• Osteonecrosis of the jaws

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Cawson R, Zinnie, Barrett, Wright. Oral Diseases III ed Mosby (Versione Inglese) Cawson R, Zinnie, Barrett, Wright. Patologia orale Antonio Delfino editore (Versione Italiana)

Gandolfo S, Carrozzo M, Scully C. Patologia e medicina del cavo orale. UTET Reichart PA,

Philiphsen H. Patologia Orale. Masson 

At the end of the course the student will have to take an oral exam which will focus on the topics related to the integrated course program. In the assessment, in addition to knowledge and learning ability, independent judgment and communication skills will be taken into consideration.

The test allows to verify: i) the level of knowledge of the main gingival diseases; ii) the ability to apply this knowledge for the differential diagnosis of hard and soft tissue diseases of infectious origin; iii) clarity of presentation; iv) the property of medical-scientific language.

The test is considered passed with a minimum vote of 18/30 topics of the program.

For the attribution of the final grade, the following parameters will be taken into account:

Mark 29-30 cum laude: the student has an in-depth knowledge of the main pathological entities, is able promptly and correctly to integrate and critically analyze the situations presented, autonomously solving even highly complex diagnostic problems; he has excellent communication skills and masters the medical-scientific and dental language.

Mark 26-28: the student has a good knowledge of the main pathological entities, is able to integrate and analyze the situations presented in a critical and linear way, is able to solve complex diagnostic problems in a fairly autonomous way and explains the topics clearly using a appropriate medical-scientific and dental;

Mark 22-25: the student has a good knowledge of the main pathological entities, even if limited to the main topics; she manages to integrate and analyze the situations presented in a critical but not always linear way and she explains the arguments quite clearly with a discrete property of language;

Mark 18-21: the student has minimal knowledge of the main pathological entities, has a modest ability to integrate and critically analyze the situations presented and presents the topics in a sufficiently clear way although the property of language is poorly developed;

Failed exam: the student does not possess the minimum required knowledge of the main teaching contents. The ability to use the specific language is very little or none and is not able to independently apply the acquired knowledge.

- Anatomy of hard and soft tissues

- Oral Lichen

- Oral cancer

- Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis