COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROSTHODONTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 2007 PROSTHODONTICS COMPULSORY 2 6 0 16

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OĞUZHAN GÖRLER

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

To teach planning of prosthetic dental treatments and features of ideal prosthetic restoration.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the acceptable clinical form of prosthetic restoration.
2   Knows the effects of prosthetic restoration on stomatognathic system
3   Recognize the problems arising from existing restorations.
4   Solves the problems arising from existing restorations.
5   Knows the basic principles of occlusion.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to removable dentures - Examination, anatomical formations and oral preparations before complete denture
2 Complete denture impression methods
3 Recording of jaw relationships, wax stencils
4 Tooth selection and arrangement
5 Tooth selection and arrangement
6 Complete denture base materials
7 Retention and stability in complete dentures
8 Introduction to removable partial dentures, term definition and classification
9 Evaluation of diagnostic models - parallelometry and measurement
10 Components of removable partial dentures Clasps
11 Components of removable partial dentures Clasps
12 Main connectors
13 Biomechanics of removable partial prosthesis
14 Planning removable partial denture
15 Planning removable partial denture
16 Other holder types
17 Laboratory procedures in removable partial dentures
18 Principles of preparation
19 Principles of preparation
20 Impression, model with die
21 Recording of jaw relationships in fixed partial dentures
22 Metal substructure design (for single crown)
23 Investment-casting in fixed partial dentures
24 Leveling-attunement-degassing
25 Porcelain stacking methods
26 Porcelain leveling-painting-glaze
27 Metal-porcelain bonding
28 Metal-porcelain bonding

Recomended or Required Reading

1. RM Basher, JC Davenport Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentolous Patient Blackwell-Munksgaard Publishing 4th ed, 2002
2. A Haperin, GN Graper, GS Rogoff, EJ Pleakovic Mastering the Art of Complete Dentures Quintessence Publishing Co, 4th ed, 1988.
3. S Winkler Essentials of Complete Denture Prosthodontics PSG Publishing 2nd ed, 1988.
4. DJ Lamb Problems and Solutions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics Quintessence Publishing 1993.
5. Herbert T. Shillinburg. Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics 3rd ed. Quintessence Publishing Co, 1997
6. John W. McLean. The Science and Art of Dental Ceramics Volume I ve II. Quintessence Publishing Co, 1982
7. Stanley D. Tylman, Theory and practice of crown and fixed partial prosthodonitcs (bridge) Mosby, 6th ed, 1970
8. Stephen F.Rosenstiel, Martin F. Land, Junhei Fujimoto Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics Mosby, 4th ed, 2006
9. Ulusoy M, Aydın K. Diş Hekimliğinde Hareketli Bölümlü Protezler Ankara;2003
10. Carr AB, McGivney GP, Brown DT. McCrackens Removable Partial Prosthodontics Mosby; 11th ed, 2005.
11. Sonugelen M, Artunç C. Ağız protezleri ve biyomekanik. Izmir; 2002.
12. Graber G, Removable Partial Dentures, Color Atlas of Dental Medicine, Thieme Medical; 1988

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression
Practice

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

SHORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ARS 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 ARS 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ARSO MIDTERM EXAM AVERAGE ARS1*0.50 + ARS2*0.50
4 YS SEMESTER FINAL EXAM
5 YYBN SEMESTER FINAL COURSE GRADE ARSO * 0.40 + YS * 0.60
6 BUT Resit Exam Grade
7 BBN Resit Course Grade ARSO * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Assessment Criteria

1. The student should be able to know the acceptable clinical form of prosthetic restoration.
2. The student should be able to know the effects of prosthetic restoration on the stomatognathic system.
3. The student should be able to recognize the problems arising from existing restorations.
4. The student should be able to solve problems arising from existing restorations.
5. The student should know the basic principles of occlusion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of the courses and 80% of the practical applications is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

oguzhan.gorler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 28 2 56
Tutorials 28 6 168
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 28 4 112
Preparation for midterm exam 2 20 40
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 2 8 16
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 408

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.135
LO.222225
LO.344335
LO.42225
LO.535