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PERIODONTOLOGY Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: ANDREA PILLONI

Module 1: PERIODONTOLOGY II

Activity type: Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
SSD: MED/28, MED/28
Year: N/D
Semester: N/D
CFU: 4
Hours distribution: 24 classroom hours, 40 training hours
Lecturers: ANDREA PILLONI
LORENZO MARINI

Module 2: PERIODONTOLOGY I

Activity type: Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
SSD: MED/28, MED/28
Year: N/D
Semester: N/D
CFU: 3
Hours distribution: 24 classroom hours, 20 training hours
Lecturers

Objectives

Educational goals: learning outcomes and competences to be acquired upon the completion of the course
Understand fundamentals of anatomy of periodontium and its relationship with the rest of the oral cavity;
• Understand biology and physiology of the periodontium;
• Understand and distinguish systemic relationships with other tissues and organs within the human body;
• Understand and evaluate the basic of periodontal biochemistry especially within the gingival crevicular fluid;
Understand the principles of occlusion and its neurophysiology related to the periodontium;
• Understand and recognize periodontal diseases through the 1999 Classification;
• ¬Understand the clinical indexes of disease and evaluate their importance in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease;
• Understand basic principles of phase 1 therapy;
• Understand correlations with systemic diseases;
• Understand the importance of microbiological and genetic tests (PCR Real Time, BANA Test, etc.)
• Understand basic instrumental diagnostics aimed to diagnose periodontal problems: standard radiographic exams (Full mouth x-rays, CT Scan), diagnostic wax up, articulator; photographic documentation.
• Understanding periodontal charting and its importance in evaluating short and long term risk of progression of disease;
• Understanding methods for forseeing risk progression also by means of computer assisted chartings;
• Understand local drug delivery;
• Periodontal treatment planning;
• Prognosis

Periodontology II
• Understand general principles of periodontal surgery and know how to select one type or another;
• Understand resective surgery.
• Understand mucogingival surgery.
• Understand regenerative surgery.
• Understand esthetic surgery in periodontics.
• To Know how to recognise periodontal patient.
• Acquire ability in performing periodontal visit.
• To Know how to register periodontal data on charts.
• To Know how to diagnose and fill out computer assisted periodontal chart.
• To Know how to take care of post-operative problems.
• To Know how to select and use phase 1 instruments;
• Acquire ability in using Gracey curettes.
• Ability in selecting and handling rotary and electric phase 1 instruments.
• Ability in using photodynamic therapy.
• To Know how to use chairside microbiological tests and how to interpret blood tests.
• Ability in performing root conditioning.
• Ability in performing an open flap surgery of a sextant.
• Ability in suturing an open flap debridement.