Information Package

Ph.D. on Orthodontics

ORT710

CRANIOFACIAL GROWTH - DEVELOPMENT AND ETIOLOGY

Course Code
ORT710
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 1
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Comprehend the normal growth and development phenomenon of the face and jaw bones
  2. Distinguish between the normal and abnormal growth.
  3. Learn etiologic factors beneath orthodontic anomalies.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionGrowth and development, and embryology of the head, normal and abnormal development in prenatal and postnatal period and etiology of orthodontic anomalies
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definition of growth and development, and its relationship with orthodontics
2nd Week Concepts of skeletal growth and development
3rd Week Types and sites of growth
4th Week Theories of growth and development
5th Week Developmental anomalies
6th Week Postnatal head and neck development
7th Week Methods for studying growth and development
8th Week Postnatal development of maxilla
9th Week Postnatal development of mandible
10th Week Postnatal development of mandible
11th Week Growth rotations of mandible and growth prediction
12th Week Etiology of orthodontic anomalies
13th Week Etiology of orthodontic anomalies
14th Week Literature
Recommended or Required Reading(1) Enlow DH. Handbook of Facial Growth, 2nd ed. WB Saunders Co, Tokyo, 1982.
(2) McNamaraJr. JA,Ribbens KA, Howe RP. Cinical Alteration of the Growing Face, Monograph Number 14,Craniofacial Growth Series, Center for Human Growth and Development, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983.
(3) Bishara SE. Textbook of Orthodontics, W.B. Saunders Company, Pennsvlvania, 2001.
(4) Ülgen M. Ortodonti (Anomaliler, Sefalometri, Etiyoloji, Büyüme ve Gelişim, Teşhis), 2. basım, Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara, 2001.
(5) Proffit WR., Fields HW, Sarver DM. Contemporary Orthodontics, 5th ed. The CV Mosby Company, Missouri, 2012.
(6) Cobourne MT, DiBiase AT: Handbook of Orthodontics, 2nd ed. Elsevier, Edinburgh, 2016.
(7) Littlewood SJ, Mitchell L. An Introduction to Orthodontics, 5th ed. Oxford University Press, 2019.
(8) Periodicals.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Presentation of Article 2 60
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 14 14
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Article Presentation 1 1 1
Article 14 1 14
Preperation for Presentations 1 3 3
Total Work Load90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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