511-202 Oral Anatomy 2

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Subject Description:

This subject covers the following areas: embryology, development and developmental abnormalities of the craniofacial region; the development and molecular biology, histology, ultrastructure and physiology of the oral and dental tissues; and introduction to forensic odontology.

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend: the process of odontogenesis and the formation of the periodontium in detail; the development of the oral cavity and the tongue, palate and lips; the common major developmental abnormalities that affect oro-facial structures; the fine structure of all 5 skeletal hard tissues; the basic principles of bone growth and tooth movements through bone; the development, structure, functions and age changes of the human jaw joint; the production and functions of saliva; the structure of the salivary glands; the structure and role of oral mucosa and how its integrity is maintained; the fundamentals of tooth decay.

Have developed: the ability to make observations with the microscope and record them by drawing; the ability to find information from books and articles to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the taught course; the skills of criticism, judgement and discussion.

Appreciate: the dynamic nature of biological processes; the contribution that a sound knowledge of oral anatomy can make to medico-legal issues in dentistry; that in certain areas of teaching the students have been taken to the limits of present knowledge and that they will inevitably be exposed to conflicting or incomplete explanations of observed events and phenomena; that although, of necessity, factual information has had to be taught as discrete subjects by different departments and at different times it has eventually to be synthesised into a single entity in the mind of the clinician if it is to be utilised to best effect in diagnosis and treatment.

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Prescribed Texts:

• Scott J H and Symons N B B 1982, Introduction to Dental Anatomy, 9th ed. Churchill Livingstone.
• Berkowitz B K B, Holland G R and Moxham B J 1992, A Colour Atlas and Textbook of Oral Anatomy, 2nd ed. Wolfe Medical.
• Bhaskar S P 1990, Orban's Oral Histology, 11th ed. Mosby.
• Jordan R E, Abrams L and Kraus B S 1992, Kraus' Dental Anatomy and Occlusion, 2nd ed. Mosby.