LEARNING OUTCOMES
- To understand the rules of dental contacts in different kinds of prosthetic work.
- Get acquainted with the mechanical analogues of the movements of the lower jaw, the “Articulators”, so that they are able to use them in everyday laboratory practice.
- To prepare, in collaboration with the dentist, the occlusion before the prosthetic restoration.
- To know how to construct various types of splints
- To know how to rehabilitate the occlusion in patients with dysfunctional problems of the stomatognathic system
The aim of the course is for students to understand the malfunctions of the chewing system, due to abnormalities of the position of the teeth and jaws and the ways to deal with them.
SYLLABUS
Theory – Lectures
1. Physiology of dental occlusion. Normal function and avoidance of damage to restored teeth. 2. Pathogenic (traumatic) occlusion. Early contacts, interference and para functional habits (bruxism). Occlusion and craniomandiblular disorders.
3. Reorganization of occlusion with prosthetic work, basic principles to be followed in the laboratory.
4. Technical means and applications used in the laboratory for the performance of correct normal occlusion: Articulators, familiarity with various types of semi-adjustable articulators. Face- bow recordings. Intraoral occlusal recordings- laboratory application. Laboratory means of checking and controlling occlusal contacts & relationships.
5. General laboratory techniques for the reproduction of occlusal relationships of the anterior and posterior teeth: Mounting cast techniques. Reproduction of the anterior guidance-construction of an individual incisor table. Techniques of waxing aesthetics and functional occlusion. Diagnostic waxing up.
6. Restoration of disorganized occlusion in the laboratory: Restoration of occlusion with Fixed and Removable prostheses. Occlusion restoration with Implant prostheses.
7. Oral Splints- Modern techniques for the manufacture of full coverage oral splints. Construction stages of the Stabilization splint.
8. Selective grinding. Selective grinding rules for fixed prosthetic restorations
During the semester, students perform exercises or conduct case studies.