ORAL SURGERY
cod. 1007858

Academic year 2021/22
4° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
FERRARI Silvano
integrated course unit
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

The goal of this course is to give to the student the basic knowledge concerning the surgical problems of oral pathologies, that a dentist can face in this practice. It’s fundamental that the student apply practically at least a part of what he learns in the theoretical part of the course. This is why practical exercises are conducted on dummies and in the surgery rooms of the dentistry ad maxillo-facial units

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course contents will be:

anatomy(bones, muscles, nerves, teeth);

overall surgical principles;

wound healing, hypertrophic scars and keloids;

asepsis, disinfection and sterilization (chemical and physical devices);

infections: overall aspects;

infective pathology: abscesses, phlegmons, empyema, osteitis;

antibiotic therapy; hyperbaric therapy;


surgical instruments;

suturing techniques; local anaesthesia;

complications of anaesthesia;


trigeminal pain;

dental extractions: permanent and deciduous teeth;

complications in teeth removal;

soft tissue traumatology;

dental fractures;

Dental repositioning;

precancerous lesions;

needle biopsies;

incisional and excisional biopsies;

odontogenic and non-odontogenic cysts of the jaws and soft tissues and their surgical treatment;

pseudocysts;

mucoperiosteal flaps;

apicectomy, odontogenic and non-odontogenic lesions of the jaws;

dysodontiasis and impacted teeth;

germectomy;

soft tissue surgery: fibromas, papillomas etc.;

peripheral and central maxillary gigantocellular granulomas;

pathology and surgical treatment of maxillary sinus diseases;

pathology and surgical treatment of the TMJ.

Full programme

anatomy(bones, muscles, nerves, teeth);

overall surgical principles;

wound healing, hypertrophic scars and keloids;

asepsis, disinfection and sterilization (chemical and physical devices);

infections: overall aspects;

infective pathology: abscesses, phlegmons, empyema, osteitis;

antibiotic therapy; hyperbaric therapy;


surgical instruments;

suturing techniques; local anaesthesia;

complications of anaesthesia;


trigeminal pain;

dental extractions: permanent and deciduous teeth;

complications in teeth removal;

soft tissue traumatology;

dental fractures;

Dental repositioning;

precancerous lesions;

needle biopsies;

incisional and excisional biopsies;

odontogenic and non-odontogenic cysts of the jaws and soft tissues and their surgical treatment;

pseudocysts;

mucoperiosteal flaps;

apicectomy, odontogenic and non-odontogenic lesions of the jaws;

dysodontiasis and impacted teeth;

germectomy;

soft tissue surgery: fibromas, papillomas etc.;

peripheral and central maxillary gigantocellular granulomas;

pathology and surgical treatment of maxillary sinus diseases;

pathology and surgical treatment of the TMJ.

Bibliography

- MANUALE DI CHIRURGIA ORALE - A.BARONE E A.E. BIANCHI - ELSEVIER SRL

Teaching methods

Class lessons: the program themes will be discussed with the aid of slides. The proposed topics will be the subject of collective discussion and study on the basis of ideas and any questions raised during the lessons themselves.
Due to the emergency situation, lessons may also be delivered remotely (either in synchronous or asynchronous mode) via Microsoft Teams.

Assessment methods and criteria

The achievement of the goals of the course is verified by an oral exam.
Answering questions about the contents of the course, the student will demonstrate whether he/she has achieved the goals of knowledge and understanding of the contents

Other information

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