Periodontology Clinic I
Clínica de Periodontologia I
Course code:9548428
Gil Alves Pessanha Alcoforado | Ricardo de Almeida Castro Alves
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
- Diagnose and treatment plan for all early and moderate periodontal disease situations.
- Diagnose correctly and guide all situations requiring advanced periodontal disease treatment.
Students should have all skills of the "Code of Professional Skills of the Master in Dentistry": Generic skills, skills in knowledge and understanding, specific skills, professional ethics and professional attitude.
Syllabus:
- Changes that occur in the transition between health and different forms of periodontal disease.
- The immune reactions that explain the pathogenesis of periodontal destruction.
- The histopathology, clinical and microbiology of different forms of periodontal disease: the gingivitis and periodontitis. Periodontal manifestations of systemic diseases.
- Clinical manifestations that allow to diagnose all the cases of periodontal disease.
- The interpretation of the normal structures and pathological changes that can be detectable on radiographs and its contribution to the diagnosis in Periodontology.
- The periodontal treatment plan. All its components and general philosophy behind it.
- The importance of oral hygiene in periodontal treatment, the techniques used, their limitations and effectiveness.
- The importance of root scaling in periodontal treatment and the technical limitations and effectiveness.
- The effectiveness of topical and systemic antibiotics on pathogenic bacteria.
- The importance of the diagnosis of tumors of the periodontium and their therapeutic approach.
- The fundamental importance of the therapeutic approach in an emergency in periodontology.
Note: In all classes there will be the presentation and discussion of clinical cases, including the diagnosis, the therapeutic approach and the prognosis of the pathologies.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Lindhe J & Lang NP (Eds.) (2015) Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-67248-8.
- Rateitschak KH (2005) Periodoncia: atlas en color de odontologia. 3rd ed., Masson. ISBN: 978-84-458-1405.