LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students will:
- know what osseo integration is
- know the existing possibilities and choices for edentulism restoration with implants.
- know the dental technician’s role in implant restoration and how to cooperate harmoniously with the dentist and his/her team.
SYLLABUS
The course includes a series of theoretical and laboratory classes, so that students make application of what they learn in theory.
Theory
The course consists of a cycle of theory classes. For educational reasons, it is divided into a general part and a special part comprising of the corresponding units:
GENERAL PART
1. History overview. Brief reference to the evolution of implants.
2. Analysisofthevariouschoices a patient has for the restoration of edentulism. Advantages, disadvantages, indications and contra-indications.
3. Familiarization with the terminology and the meaning of ‘prognosis’ and ‘sustainability’
4. Study of effect of implants on masticatory performance.
5. Occlusal schemata in implant-supported prosthetics.
SPECIAL PART
1. Pre-prosthetic procedures. Casestudy, radiographicaland surgical stent. Temporary restorations.
2. Complete or partial edentulism. Fixed implant prosthesis. Screw or cement retained implant restorations. Combination of metal frameworks with polymers or porcelain.
3. Implantretained overdentures. Retentionelements- ball attachments, bar and magnet retainers.
4. Passive fit. Students are taught all the parameters about the construction of passively fitting implant framework.
5. Digital implant prosthesis workflow.
During the semester, students take part in group assignments such as the preparation and presentation of a project on a specific topic, case studies, etc.
The course “Implant Prosthodontics” can neither cover all cases, as they are innumerable, nor present all available implant systems on the market today, which are really more than enough. Its ultimate goal is to inform the students, make them think about and motivate them to study about the innovative specialty of Prosthodontics.
Lab
1. Construction of a lower jaw cast with three teeth missing (45, 46,47), two implants placed in 45, 47 and gum imitating material.
2. Waxing of a screw retained metal-ceramic bridge template on plastic prosthetic cylinders.
3. Casting and finishing of the framework.