THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Course objectives
Learning outcomes: The aim of the course is focused on making students aware of the main pathologies that affect the maxillo – facial district. In particular, a specific emphasis is placed on the diagnostic procedure and to the choice of the most appropriate surgical procedures. By the end of the course students must: - know the main pathologies that affect the maxilla – facial district. - recognize the most important emergencies in maxillo – facial surgery and their management. - perform an accurate physical examination of the maxillo – facial district - identify the most appropriate procedure for each different pathology.
Channel 1
VALENTINO VALENTINI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
TRAUMATOLOGY:
- emergency procedures in cranio - maxillo - facial surgery: airway and bleeding management
- mandibular fractures
- maxillary fractures
- Malar bone fractures
- Orbital Fractures
- Panfacial fractures
- Frontal bone fractures
CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION
- evaluation and surgical management of the most common dento - maxillo - facial malformations
and cranio - facial malformations
HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY
- benign lesions of head and neck
- evaluation and surgical management of malignant lesions of oral cavity and oropharynx
- evaluation and surgical management of malignant lesions of nasal and paranasal cavity
- evaluation and surgical management of salivary glands lesions
- evaluation and surgical management of oropharyngeal cancer
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
- general principles
- grafts
- pedicle flaps
- free flaps
FACIAL PALSY
- general evaluation
- surgical managent of facial palsy
Prerequisites
In order to get a full understandings of the main maxillo facial surgery topics students needs to have a deeply knowledge of the head and neck anatomy and of head and neck general and disease specific pathology
Books
Organi di senso - Manuale per l' approccio integrato alle patologie testa - collo
Polimeni - De Vincentiis - Lambiase - Valentini
Edra Masson 2019
Teaching mode
Due to covid19 pandemic, lessons are given in blended fashion. Clinic, ward an operative theatre attendance are encouraged. Attendance has to be agreed with the aprofessor and his colleagues
Frequency
Students must attend at least 60% of all lessons
Exam mode
The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of an oral test.
Lesson mode
Lectures and clinical training session.
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseMedicine and Surgery
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year5th year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDMED/29
- CFU1