COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROSTHODONTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 3007 PROSTHODONTICS COMPULSORY 1 4 0 10

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   1. Knows the acceptable clinical form of prosthetic restoration
2   2. Knows the effects of prosthetic restoration on stomatognathic system.
3   3. Defines the stages of fixed and removable prosthesis construction.
4   4. Recognizes the problems arising from existing restorations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to fixed partial dentures
2 Planning in fixed prostheses
3 Bridge biomechanics
4 Principles of preparation in anterior teeth
5 Principles of preparation in posterior teeth
6 Fixed prosthesis size + model with die
7 Record of jaw relationships
8 Metal infrastructure
9 Body design
10 Investment - casting
11 Metal - porcelain bonding
12 Leveling - alignment - degassing
13 Porcelain stacking methods
14 Painting and glazing methods
15 Causes of failure in metal-supported porcelain bridges
16 Restoration of teeth with excessive substance loss
17 Restoration of endodontically treated teeth
18 Channel preparation + Impression
19 Prefabricated Posts
20 Restoration of periodontal treated teeth
21 Occlusal Morphology
22 Laminate veneer restorations
23 Evaluation of diagnostic models in removable partial dentures-oral preparations
24 Parallelometer-measurement-blockout in removable partial dentures
25 Planning in removable partial dentures
26 Planning in removable partial dentures
27 Planning in removable partial dentures
28 Biomechanics of removable partial prosthesis

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Rosenstiel SF, Land MF, Fujimoto j. Contemporary fixed Prostohodntics. Mosby, St Louis; 2006.
2. Davenport JC, Basker RM, Heath JR, Ralph JP. A Color Atlas of Removable Partial Dentures. Wolf Medical Pubplications Ltd, London; 1988.
3. Shillingburg HT, Hobo S, WHITSETT LD. Fundementals of Fixed Prostohodontics. Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc. 3. 1997.
4. Lindhe J, Karring T, Lang NP. Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Blackwell Munksgraard, 2006

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 ARS1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 ARS2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ARSO MIDTERM EXAM AVERAGE ARS1*0.50 + ARS2*0.50
4 YS SEMESTER FINAL EXAM
5 YBN 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 describe the acceptable clinical form of prosthetic restoration.
2. The student should be able to describe the effects of prosthetic restoration on the stomatognathic system.
3. The student should be able to describe the stages of fixed and removable prosthesis construction.
4. The student should be able to identify problems arising from existing restorations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of the courses 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 1 28
Tutorials 28 4 112
Preparation for midterm exam 2 28 56
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Midterm 2 10 20
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

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