LECTURE TOPICS FOR FIRST YEAR

DENTAL MATERIAL

Sl.No. TOPIC
1. INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL MATERIALS (OVERVIEW OF DENTAL MATERIALS PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS AND REGULATING AUTHORITIES)

2. STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND PRINCIPLES OF ADHESION

3. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DENTAL MATERIALS

4. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DENTAL MATERIALS

5. BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF DENTAL MATERIALS

6. GYPSUM PRODUCTS

7. CLASSIFICATION OF IMPRESSION MATERIALS

8 INELASTIC IMPRESSION MATERIALS

 IMPRESSION PLASTER
 IMPRESSION COMPOUND
 ZINC OXIDE IMPRESSION PASTE
 IMPRESSION WAXES

9. ELASTOMERIC IMPRESSION MATERIALS

 Hydrocolloid impression materials
a. introduction to hydrocolloids
b. reversible hydrocolloids(agar)
c. irreversible hrdrocolloids(alginate)
Rubber base impression materials
1. a.polysulfides
2. b.silicons:-addition
- condensation
3. c.polyethers
4. d.light activated elastomers and recent advances(poly
eurethene, dimethy crylates
5. e.impression methods(commonly followed)
a. -putty wash:-single step
i. -double step
b. -dual viscosity with special tray
b. care during impression making

10 CHEMISTRY OF SYNTHETIC RESINS(TYPES OF POLYMERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN DENTISTRY,

REQUISITES OF RESINS USED IN DENTISTRY)

11. DENTURE BASE RESINS(INTRODUCTION COMPOSITION MANIPULATION OF HEAT ACTIVATED LIGHT

 ACTIVATED AND CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED RESINS, AND OTHER RESINS)
 INTRODUCTION
o -classification of denture base resins
 Heat activated resins
 COMPRESSION MOULDING TECH
 INJECTION MOULDING TECHNIQUE
 POLYMERISATION VIA MICROWAVE ENERGY
 CHEMICAL ACTIVATED DENTURE BASE RESINS
 LIGHT ACTIVATED DENTURE BASE RESINS
 PROPERTIES OF RESINS
 OTHER RESINS –repaired resins

12 BONDING

13 RESTORATIVE RESINS

14 SOLIDIFICATION AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF METALS

15 CONSTITUTION OF ALLOYS
 LECTURE TOPICS FOR SECOND YEAR

DENTAL MATERIAL

1. TARNISH AND CORROSION

2. DENTAL AMALGAMS

3. DIRECT FILLING GOLD

4. DENTAL CASTING ALLOYS

5. SOLDERING AND WELDING

6. DENTAL WAXES

7. INVESTMENTS FOR DENTAL CASTINGS

 Def. ada sp. No.
 Types
A.GYPSUM BONDED
B.PHOSPHATE BONDED
C. SILICA BONDED

8. CASTING PROCEDURE
A.DIE MATERIALS
B.CASTING PROCEDURES
C.CASTING DEFECTS

9. DENTAL CEMENTS

10. WROUGHT BASE METAL ALLOYS

11. DENTAL CERAMICS

12. MECHANICS OF CUTTING

13. FINISHING AND POLISHING

14. BIOMATERIALS USED IN DENTISTRY

15. RECENT ADVANCES IN DENTISTRY

16. MISCELLANEOUS
Suggested reading
Phillips science of Dental Materials- Kenneth J. Anusavice 12th edition

Restorative Dental Materials- Ed by Robert G. Craig & John M. Powers 11th edition

Applied Dental Materials - John. Mc Cabe and Angus W.G.Walls 9th edition

Dental Materials: Properties & Manipulation- Robert G.Craig & William J.Oberin 5th edition
 LECTURE TOPICS FOR SECOND YEAR
COMPLETE DENTURE

Lecture Topic
1 Introduction to complete dentures

2 Diagnosis and treatment planning diagnosis

3 Diagnostic impressions in CD

4 Primary impressions in CD

5 Lab procedures prior to master impression making

6 Final impressions in complete dentures

7 Lab. Procedures prior to jaw relation

8 Maxillomandibular relations

9 Articulators

10 Teeth selection

11 Occlusion

12 Teeth arrangements

13 Wax up

14 Try in

15 CD insertion

16 Speech consideration with complete denture

17 Immediate denture

18 Overdentures

19 Single denture

20 Residual ridge resorption

21 Posterior palatal seal

22 Repair of fractured dentures

23 Implant supported dentures

Suggested reading
Boucher's Prosthodontic treatment for Edentulous patients- George A. Zarb, Charles L.
Bolender & Gunnar E. Carlsson 11th edition

Essentials of Complete Denture Prosthodontics- Sheldon Winkler 2nd edition

Syllabus of Complete Dentures- Charles M.Heart Well & Arthur B. Rahn- 4th edition

CLINICAL DENTAL PROSTHETICS, H.R. B., FENN K.P.LIDDELW & A.P. GIMSON SECOND
EDITION
 LECTURE TOPICS FOR THIRD YEAR
REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE

Lecture Topic
1 Partially edentulous epidemiology, physiology and terminology

2 Clasp retained partial denture

3 Parts of RPD

4 Classification of partially edentulous arches

5 Major connectors

6 Minor connectors

7 Rest and rest seats

8 Direct retainers
(LOCATION, ADVANTAGES AND INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS)
9 Indirect retainers

10 Movement of RPD

11 Denture base consideration

12 Stress breakers

13 Principles of RPD design

14 Surveying

15 Diagnosis and treatment planning

16 Overview of mouth preparation for RPD

17 Impression materials and procedures for RPD overview

18 Support for distal extension denture base

19 Lab procedures

20 Maxillofacial prosthodontics
SUGGESTIVE READING :

1.STEWARTS CLINICAL REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS , FOURTH EDITION – RODNEY D

PHOENIX

2. MC CRAKEN’S REMOVABLE PARTIAL PROSTHODONTICS, ELEVENTH EDITION - ALAN B.

CARR, GLEN P. MCGIVNEY AND DAVID T. BROWN

3. CLINICAL DENTAL PROSTHETICS, H.R. B., FENN K.P.LIDDELW & A.P. GIMSON SECOND
EDITION

4. A COLOUR ATLAS OF REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES J.C DAVENPORT

 Lecture topics : Fixed Partial Denture
Final year

Lecture Topic
1 Introduction

2 Classifications of FPD’s

3 Types of FPD’s

4 Diagnosis and treatment planning

5 Biomechanics of tooth preparation

Principles of tooth preparation

6 Abutments

7 Pontics

8 Tooth preparations
A. Complete cast crown
B. Metal ceramic crown preparations
C. Partial veneer crown, inlay and onlay preparations
D. Tooth preparations for all ceramic restoration
E. Restoration of endodontically treated teeth

9 Bridge retainers

10 Special bridges

11 Veneers

12 Temporization

13 Tissue management
(fluid control, soft tissue management)

14 Impression procedures for FPD’s

15 Interocclusal records

16 Working casts and dies

17 Wax patterns

18 Casting procedures+ finishing of castings+ castings+ casting defects+ finishing+

 cementation+ various cements( first year)
19 Connectors-types-rigid-non rigid

20 Resin retained FPD’s

21 Fibre reinforced composite FPD’s
22 Advances in porcelain overview+ first year
23 Implants -an overview

Suggestive reading :

Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics ; Stephen F. Rosenstiel, Martin F. Land & Junhei

Fujimoto; fourth edition

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics; Shillingburg, Herbert T. [et al.]; fourth edition