Operative Dentistry II1

Dentisteria Operatória II

Course code:9548324

Ana Cristina da Natividade Tavares Mano Azul

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

Theoretical part

  • The student must acquire the knowledge of the physical/chemical properties, application fields and manipulation instructions of the materials used in Operative Dentistry, in an oriented way for their practical application in the clinic.
  • The student should acquire theoretical knowledge allowing the execution of the different works in the pre-clinical classes at a level permitting the beginning of the clinical activity next year.

Practical part

  • The student should acquire practical knowledge that allows the execution of the different works in the pre-clinical classes at a level permitting the beginning of the clinical activity next year.
  • The student should be able to manipulate in an independent way all the necessary equipments and instruments.
  • The student should be able to select and use the necessary instruments for each specific procedure.
Syllabus:

Lectures

  1. Principles of adhesion to enamel and dentin.
  2. Clinical aspects of amalgam restorations.
  3. Clinical aspects of composite resin restorations in anterior and posterior teeth.
  4. Clinical aspects of glass ionomer restorations.
  5. Provisional restorations.
  6. Polishing concepts of restorative materials.
  7. Field isolation.
  8. Introduction to clinical cariology.
Pre-clinical classes:
 
Pre-clinical classes involving tooth preparations in anterior and posterior teeth and provisional, amalgam and resin composite restorations.
 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Fejerskov O, Nyvad B, Kidd E (Eds.) (2015) Dental caries - The disease and its clinical management. 3rd ed., Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-118-93582-8.
  • Heymann HO, Swift Jr.EO, Ritter AV (Eds.) (2013)Sturdevant’s art and science of operative dentistry. 6th ed., St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-08333-1.
  • Hilton TJ, Ferracane JL, roome, JC (Eds.) (2013) Summitt’s fundamentals of operative dentistry: A contemporary approach. 4th ed., Hanover Park: Quintessence. ISBN: 978-0-86715-528-0.
  • Hirata R (2017) Shortcuts in Esthetic Dentistry. Quintessence Publishing. ISBN: 978-85-7889-111-4.