MORPHOLOGY OF THE STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM
cod. 1010513

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Paolo VESCOVI
Academic discipline
Scienze tecniche mediche applicate (MED/50)
Field
"scienze dell'igiene dentale"
Type of training activity
Characterising
21 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ENGLISH

Integrated course unit module: Dental Hygiene Patient Assessment

Learning objectives

Provide students with knowledge relating to the fundamental morphological aspects of the structures of the oral cavity, with particular attention to the various anatomical-macroscopic and topographic aspects, as well as microscopic aspects for the subsequent understanding of the functional aspects.

Prerequisites

histological and anatomical basis of craniofacial structures

Course unit content

anatomical and morphofunctional bases of the stomatognathic system

Full programme

Morfunctional aspects of the oral mucosa, periodontium, tongue, masticatory and mimic muscles, cranial nerves, maxillary bones

Bibliography

Manzoni & Scarnati, Fisiologia orale e dell'apparato stomatognatico. Edi-Ermes

Teaching methods

lectures and discussion of clinical cases

Assessment methods and criteria

written test with thirty-one multiple choice questions. One point awarded for each right answer. 30/30 cum laude will be awarded to those who correctly answered all the questions. Time available to the student: two hours

Other information

Lessons can be conducted in the classroom or in clinical operating units

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

This course contributes to the realization of the ONU objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development