Dental School

Activity type

Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento

SSD

MED/28, MED/28

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

5

Hours distribution

36 classroom hours, 40 training hours

Lecturers

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

MED/35

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

1

Hours distribution

12 classroom hours

Lecturers

ANTONIO GIOVANNI RICHETTA

Activity type

Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento

SSD

MED/28, MED/28

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

5

Hours distribution

36 classroom hours, 40 training hours

Lecturers

UMBERTO ROMEO
GIANLUCA TENORE

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

MED/35

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

1

Hours distribution

12 classroom hours

Lecturers

ANTONIO GIOVANNI RICHETTA

The course aims to provide students with the skills necessary to recognize, diagnose, and treat oral and dermatological diseases that may arise in the dental setting. Students will learn about the main oral diseases, their impact on the patient's overall health, and the correlation between oral and dermatological health. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the main oral diseases, including oral tumors, infections, and malformations.
- Identify skin diseases that affect the oral cavity (e.g., skin lesions with oral manifestations).
- Apply diagnostic and therapeutic protocols for the management of oral and dermatological diseases.
- Understand the interrelationship between oral and dermatological diseases, such as autoimmune diseases and dermatological syndromes.
- Know how to perform a differential diagnosis in the case of skin and oral lesions.

To take the exam for this course, students must have passed the Pathological Anatomy course (prerequisite) to fully understand the concepts and content of the course. The following knowledge is also required:
- Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
- General and Dental Anatomy
- Physiology of the Skin and Mucous Membranes
- Fundamentals of Microbiology and Immunology
- Principles of General Pathology
- Cellular and Tissue Pathology
- Dental Diagnostic Techniques
- Imaging Techniques
- General Dermatology

- Maxillary embriology and odontogenesis, physiology and pathology of tooth eruption
- Dental anomalies
- Cysts of the jaws
- Pulpopathies
- Odontogenic phlogoses
- Odontogenic tumors
- Dystrophic and dysplastic diseases of the jaws
- Radiological examination in dentistry
- Drugs related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
- Clinical cases and OPT
- Laser in dentistry
- Complications of radiotherapy
- Elementary Oral lesions in Oral Pathology and Medicine
- Non-pathologic anomalies and congenital lesions
- Biopsy and diagnosis of the lesions of the oral mucosa
- Infectious diseases
- Basic concepts of Immunology and autoimmune diseases
- Non-plaque related oral mucosa lesions
- Management of medication-related oral mucosa lesions
- Oral cancer Epidemiology and prevention
- Potentially Oral Malignant Disorders
- Oral Squamous cells carcinoma and other epithelial malignancies
- Chemio and Radiotherapy lesions management
- Vascular anomalies
- Mesenchimal benign and malignant lesions
- Oral Manifestations of systemic diseases
- Diagnosis and management of the Burning Mouths syndrome
- Clinical cases discussion
The dermatology module, which is combined with the Special Odontostomatological Pathology module in this integrated course, will address the following main topics:
primary lesions, skin anatomy, melanoma, ulcers, scleroderma, paraneoplastic syndromes, precancerous lesions and epitheliomas, cutaneous lymphomas, psoriasis, and acne.

In order to complete the exam, the theoretical study is recommended from the beginning of the course attendance. For the purpose of consultation and in-depth study, the recommended english book is:
Joseph Regezi, James Sciubba, Richard Jordan: Oral Pathology - Clinical Pathologic Correlations
Ed. Elsevier

Module: SPECIAL ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY IS
N/D
Module: DERMATOLOGY IS
N/D
Module: SPECIAL DENTISTRY PATHOLOGY IIS
N/D
Module: DERMATOLOGY IIS
N/D

- Lectures with image projections and clinical cases.
- Group discussions of clinical cases.
- Clinical examinations and direct observation of oral and dermatological pathologies in patients (clinical activity)

Oral Pathology Tutors: Dr. GianMarco Podda (PhD Student), Dr. Lucia Borghetti (PhD Student)

Students are required to attend all teaching and professional development activities of the course. Attendance is verified by teachers using signature sheets/roll calls on updated lists provided by the Academic Office in accordance with the provisions of the CCL, as indicated by the President's Office. Students must provide proof of attendance at the compulsory teaching activities of a course in order to take the relevant exam.
The minimum required attendance is 75% of class hours.

The student, to pass the exam with minimum score of 18/30, must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the subjects covered by the program for each module.
The student, with a score of 30/30 cum laude, must demonstrate that he has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent mode.

- Dental clinical examination
- Pulp disorders
- Odontogenic inflammation
- Maxillary cysts
- Dental impactions
- Oral carcinoma
- Potentially malignant oral disorders
- Oral infectious diseases
- Immunologically induced oral diseases

• • Books: Joseph A. Regezi, James Sciubba, Richard C. K. Jordan (ELSEVIER); Oral Pathology, Clinical Pathologic Correlations