Treatment Concepts in Dentistry

11B2130

Bachelor

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

This module forms the basis for optimal anatomical, physiological and medical conditions for successful long-term prosthetic treatment. The dental treatment concepts module focuses primarily on pre-prosthetic treatments: oral surgical treatments, extractions of teeth that are not worth preserving, temporary restorations, conservative and endodontic treatment, abutments for avital teeth, splinting of loosened teeth, functional therapy measures (CMD), orthodontics and periodontal therapy measures. Furthermore, dental methods are taught to create the working basis for dental technology. It demonstrates the close interrelationship between dentistry and dental technology in fixed and removable prosthetics and forms the basis for understanding complex treatment procedures.

1 Oral surgical pre-treatment 

1.1 Extraction - wisdom tooth removal and hemisection
1.2 Exposure of impacted teeth
1.3 Cystectomy/cystostomy
1.4 Excision
1.5 Vestibuloplasty / floor of mouth surgery
1.6 Gap ridge removal
1.7 Bone augmentation
1.8 Frenectomy 

2 Periodontal pre-treatment
2.1 Scaling and root planing
2.2 Treatment of periodontal disease
2.3 Splinting of loosened teeth
2.4 Removal of early contacts

3. endodontic pre-treatment to preserve avital teeth or teeth with apical inflammation

4. conservative pre-treatment
4.1 Professional tooth cleaning 
4.2 Removal of carious lesions
4.3 Restoration with a plastic filling material 
4.4 Abutments for posts, crowns and bridges 
4.5 Root apex resection WSR

5. functional therapeutic pre-treatment
6. orthodontic pre-treatment
7. preparation concepts
8. precision impressions

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Oral presentation, with written elaboration

• Work practical

Presentation: 20 minutes; accompanying paper: 5–10 pages

Work sample (practical): Two to three practical work samples from the dental field must be submitted in accordance with the specific requirements of the lecturer. These are produced during the internship throughout the semester. 

Basic knowledge and skills in dental technology.

The students have a broad knowledge of pre-prosthetic pre-treatment within the synoptic treatment concept and can define it. This includes: oral surgical treatments, extractions of teeth that are not worth preserving, temporary restoration, conservative and endodontic treatment, abutments for avital teeth, splinting of loosened teeth, through to functional therapeutic measures, orthodontics and orthognathic oral surgery.

Students who have successfully completed this module will also be able to describe the relationships and interactions between dental treatment planning and dental technology implementation. On the basis of anatomical, medical and prosthetic knowledge, they recognise the complexity of successful prosthetic treatment planning and can appreciate different concepts.

Students are able to differentiate between the various treatments and critically reflect on the challenges resulting from the multi-layered co-operation between practice and laboratory.

Students are able to develop laboratory, industrial and practical processes and carry out application-orientated projects and contribute to solving complex tasks as part of a team.

Students are able to communicate between the dental industry, dental laboratories and dental practices as well as to the general public in a scientific context and to present complex processes in a simple and comprehensible way.

By understanding complex interrelationships, students are able to reflect on and develop their own objective and critical thinking and actions, as well as to establish their professional self-image.

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