Oral Biology & Tooth Morphology: Course Outline

Embryology

• General human development
• The brachial apparatus
• Development of face/tongue/thyroid gland
• Development of nasomaxillary complex
• Development of palate
• Development of mandible and temporo mandibular joint
• Development of para-nasal sinuses
• Development of salivary glands
• Tooth development and its associated structures
• Development of cartilages and bones of facial skeleton
• Introduction of clinical anomalies related with all the above topics
• Introduction to Post natal facial growth.
• Development of base of skull

Developmental Histology (structure) and Function

• Bone/cartilage (specially jaws)
• Alveolar bone
• Periodontal ligament
• Cementum
• Tooth eruption and shedding
• Oral mucous membrane
• Dentine
• Pulp
• Enamel
• Temporo-mandibular joint clinical consideration
• Endogenous implants/changes during tooth movement/wound healing

Oral physiology

• Immunology
• Calcium metabolism and bone
• The healing of bone fractures
• Repair and regeneration of dental tissues
• Histology and function of
• Saliva and salivary glands
• Taste and taste organs
• Pain and pain pathway

Tooth morphology and occlusion

• Introduction and nomenclature
• Anatomic and physiologic consideration of form and function of orodento-facial structures
• Brief study of comparative Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology

The Deciduous Dentition

• Detail description of each primary tooth
• The pulp cavities
• The difference between deciduous and permanent teeth

Occlusion

• Temporo-mandibular joint
• Muscles of mastication and facial expression
• Mastication and Swallowing
• Occlusion at primary/mixed/adult dentition stages
• Innervation and arterial supply of orofacial structures