Esthetics and Prosthodontics
| Title | Η Αισθητική στην Προσθετική / Esthetics and Prosthodontics |
| Code | STP-F22S |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Dentistry |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Tortopidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021325 |
Programme of Study: PMS "Epistīmī kai Technología tīs Prosthetikīs Odontiatrikīs
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Prosthetikī | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600264993
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Intended learning outcomes: During the construction and placement of prosthetic restorations in daily clinical practice, basic requirements should be met such as improving the function of the stomatignathic system and the esthetics of the teeth and face.
Upon successful completion of the course students should know:(1) Diagnosis and treatment planning of esthetic problems of teeth and smile (2) basic principles of esthetics in prosthetic restorations
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Syllabus:
1. Rehabilitation of function and esthetics in Prosthodontics
2. Esthetic appearance of the face: a.extraoral, b. intraoral clinical examination
3. Diagnosis and treatment planning of esthetic teeth problems
4. Choice of ceramic materials:Metal-ceramic VS all-ceramic VS zirconia prosthetic restorations
5. Esthetic restorations of anterior endodontically treated teeth: metal VS non-metallic post and
core restorations
6. Etched-metal resin-bonded prosthesis (Maryland bridge)
7. Esthetics of complete dentures
8. Tooth wear: functional and esthetic restoration
9. Porcelain VS composite resin laminate veneers
10.Conventional VS implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation in the area of anterior missing
teeth
Keywords
Esthetics in Prosthodontics, Esthetic restorations of endodontically treated teeth, Esthetics of complete dentures, Tooth wear, Metal-ceramic or all-ceramic prosthetic restorations
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
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Student Assessment
Description
Assessment and self-assessment. Essays, study and analysis of articles from international bibliography. Written examination at the end of the course, with simple or multi select multiple choice questions, true/false questions and short answer questions. On a scale of 10 students pass the examinations with a score of 6.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1) Cliché G., Pinault A.: Esthetics of Anterior Fixed Prosthodontics. Quintessence Publ. Inc. 1994
Chapter 1: Artistic and scientific Principles Applied to Esthetic Dentistry..
Chapter 2: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of Esthetic Problems
Chapter 5: All – Ceramic Crows and Foil Crowns
Chapter 6: Communication with Dental Laboratory: Try – In Procedures and share Selection.
Chapter 7: Tissue Management for the Maxillary Anterior Region
2) Goldstein R: Esthetics in dentistry: Volume 1. Principles, Communications, Treatment
methods B.C. Decker Inc. Hamilton, London 1998,
Chapter 2: Esthetic treatment planning 16 – 49
Chapter 7: Pincus principal 123 – 132
Chapter 9: Divine Proportion 187 – 206
Chapter 8: Creating esthetic restorations through special effects. 133 – 186
3) Fradeani M, Barducci G. Esthetic rehabilitation in fixed Prosthodontics. Prosthetic treatment.
Volume 2. Quintessence Publ. Inc. 2008: pp 34-96
Last Update
03-01-2023
