Information Package

Ph.D. on Prosthodontics

PRO637

COMPLETE DENTURES

Course Code
PRO637
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
1 + 3
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to assess patients' expectations and perform appropriate treatment for physical conditions
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe objective of this course is to gain students the ability to evaluate in terms of prognosis of complete denture patients and to analyze application techniques of complete dentures
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week 1. Evaluation of complete denture patients and extra-oral examination
2nd Week 2. Intraoral examination and determination of prognosis
3rd Week 3. Preprosthetic surgery
4th Week 4. Impression of complete dentures-Landmarks of maxillary and mandibular impressions
5th Week 5. Impression of complete dentures-Landmarks of maxillary and mandibular impressions
6th Week 6. Impression of complete dentures-Impression techiques
7th Week 7. Impression of complete dentures-Individual trays and impression techiques
8th Week 8. Interocclusal relationships-Making record bases, occlusion rims
9th Week 9. Interocclusal relationships-Methods of rest vertical dimension methods
10th Week 10. Interocclusal relationships-Methods of intermaxiller records
11th Week 11. Vertical dimension errors
12th Week 12. Selection of artificial teeth
13th Week 13. Arrangement of artificial teeth
Recommended or Required Reading(1) RM Basher, JC Davenport Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentolous Patient Blackwell-Munksgaard Publishing 4th ed, 2002.

2) A Haperin, GN Graper, GS Rogoff, EJ Pleakovic Mastering the Art of Complete Dentures Quintessence Publishing Co, 4th ed, 1988.

(3) S Winkler Essentials of Complete Denture Prosthodontics PSG Publishing 2nd ed, 1988.

(4) DJ Lamb Problems and Solutions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics Quintessence Publishing 1993.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Practice 1 30
Attendance 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 4 3 12
Individual or group work 5 3 15
Preparation for Final exam 1 18 18
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12
Laboratory (including preparation) 3 2 6
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 2 2
Performance Practice 14 4 56
Total Work Load179
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.96
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1
K1 X
K2 X
K3 X
K4 X