- The introductory lecture covered the Removable Prosthodontics course which focuses on complete and partial dentures.
- Complete dentures are used when all teeth are lost, while partial dentures are used when fewer than 14 teeth are lost.
- The course will cover anatomy, impression procedures, jaw relationships, placement of teeth, and fabrication of prostheses. Students will need to be patient as it takes multiple visits to complete dentures.
- The introductory lecture covered the Removable Prosthodontics course which focuses on complete and partial dentures.
- Complete dentures are used when all teeth are lost, while partial dentures are used when fewer than 14 teeth are lost.
- The course will cover anatomy, impression procedures, jaw relationships, placement of teeth, and fabrication of prostheses. Students will need to be patient as it takes multiple visits to complete dentures.
- The introductory lecture covered the Removable Prosthodontics course which focuses on complete and partial dentures.
- Complete dentures are used when all teeth are lost, while partial dentures are used when fewer than 14 teeth are lost.
- The course will cover anatomy, impression procedures, jaw relationships, placement of teeth, and fabrication of prostheses. Students will need to be patient as it takes multiple visits to complete dentures.
- The introductory lecture covered the Removable Prosthodontics course which focuses on complete and partial dentures.
- Complete dentures are used when all teeth are lost, while partial dentures are used when fewer than 14 teeth are lost.
- The course will cover anatomy, impression procedures, jaw relationships, placement of teeth, and fabrication of prostheses. Students will need to be patient as it takes multiple visits to complete dentures.
Dr.Esam Alem started his lecture by ivin us a brie! summary about "rosthodentics course # the !ollo$in notes can hel" you to stay tuned durin the course % The Removable Prosthodontics course o! this semester is considered one o! a lon series o! seven "rosthodontics courses that $e $ill ta&e in the u"comin years.
Removable Prosthodontics " ' " $ill discuss mainly complete dentures $hich are used !or "atients $ho lost all their teeth# or !or a child $ith no teeth at all.
Removable Prosthodontics " (" discusses partial dentures $hich are used in the case o! loosin less than '4 teeth in an individual )a$.
It*s im"ortant to ta&e a ood care o! the basic in!ormation that $e $ill ta&e durin this semester s"ecially in "+onservative and "rosthodontics " courses , since in the 4th and the -th years $e $ill have a com"rehensive e.ams that $ill contain /uestions about the basic in!ormation that $e $ill o thro$ this semester. Dr Esam advices us not to memori0e in!ormation !or the sa&e o! this semester e.ams ,instead $e should build u" our basic in!ormation !rom here .
Prosthodontics is divided into t$o branches% '1 Removable Prosthodontics % that the course $ill discuss "rimarily. (1 Fixed Prosthodontics % $hich $e $ill ta&e some "reclinical courses in the summer semester o! the 4th year about them #that $ill discuss re"lacement o! one or t$o teeth usin a !i.ed brid e.
Removable prosthesis% enerally is re"lacement !or somethin that is missin in the body .2here dental prosthesis is a re"lacement !or somethin that is missin in " the oral cavity " #e. , i! a !ull set o! teeth are missin $e $ill use com"lete dentures $hich are considered a "rosthesis.
In com"lete denture $e re"lace (3 teeth rather than 3( 4No $isdom teeth5, '4 teeth in the u""er arch and '4 in the lo$er arch. The "atient $ill need - visits in order to et his com"lete denture ready # so it $ill ta&e time be!ore the !inal results comes out. There!ore, $e $ill s"end a lot o! time durin this semester in the lectures and in the labs be!ore seein the !inal result o! our $or&. In this course $e $ill tal& about %
The anatomy o! the edentulous "atient . The im"ression "rocedures . The relationshi" bet$een the u""er and the lo$er )a$ .
6o$ to "lace the teeth #and ho$ they su""ose to meet each other $hen the "atient che$s . 6o$ to ma&e the "rosthesis and ho$ to ive it to the "atient .
1 1 1 7o you $ill see the !inal results in the '3th or in the '4th $ee& o! the semester, there!ore you have to be patient 8 The midterm e.am is com"osed o! a "ractical and a theoretical "arts# as $ell as the !inal e.am .
The midterm e.am $ill be in the 3th or in the 9th $ee& o! the semester, "robably on 7aturday .
The "ractical e.am either it $ill be done by ivin you an assi nment that you must do in a limited "eriod o! time# or it can be a s"ot e.amination 4 li&e the one that $e too& in dental anatomy labs 5#or an online s"ot e.am $here you have a "hoto ra"h and a /uestion that you have to ans$er.
The theoretical !inal e.am $ill be held in the !irst or the second $ee& o! :anuary# but the "ractical !inal e.am is oin to be a $ee& be!ore it .
The division of marks : '1 The semester $or& is 4; < o! the rade #and the !inal is =; <.
This 4; < $ill be divided li&e this % '- < !or the "ractical $or& that you $ill do in the lab #similar to teeth carvin #but this time you $ill ma&e a com"lete denture in the labs. 1 1 1
'- < !or the theoretical midterm e.am. '; < !or the "ractical midterm e.am .
>>> There $ill be "o" /ui00es in the lab .
There $ill be other doctors in the course %
Dr 7ara :aser#Dr Anas al Ibraheem #Dr 7aleh al 7hanna/ in addition to other lecturer uests.
the dental technicians $ill hel" us durin the labs . >>> The doctor advices us to treat the lab technicians ri ht cause they are not lo$er than a dentist #they )ust chose another s"ecialty .
>>> Then he said % "Don?t under estimate "eo"le in !ront o! you durin li!e " . Don?t assume that i! you are in a medical s"ecialty that you are better than anybody else .
Complete dentures are made in 5 steps : '1Initial im"ression
(1 A !inal 4secondary im"ression 5. 31 A )a$ relationshi" record 4 the bite 5.
41 Try the $a.y denture in the "atient*s mouth . -1 @ive the denture to the "atient .
In the lab , sometimes $e $ill do some $or&s as a dentist but other times you $ill do a dental technicians* $or& #so it*s im"ortant to &no$ the di!!erent .
> The most common /uestion is % 2hy I should do a laboratory $or& $hile I am a dentist A 2ell ,i! you don?t &no$ ho$ the laboratory ste"s are done you $ill not be able to communicate in a ri ht $ay $ith the lab technicians# so i! somethin oes $ron you $ill not be able to troubleshoot it. Bou must be able to do the $or& as $ell as the lab technician but not as !ast as him . Bou are not e."ected to ma&e a denture in the lab but you are e."ected to &no$ ho$ it is done .Bou should never !eel that learnin lab "rocedures is a $aste o! time .
Attendance is compulsory it is allo$ed to '; < abscesses $ith no e.cuse #$hich means ( lectures and ( labs# the Dr $ill ta&e attendance and a!ter '; minutes o! the lecture he $ill close the doors 88
The doctor*s o!!ice is located in the !loor under 4';63 and ';64 5 com"uters lab .
