Oral Biology

Anatomy of permanent and deciduous teeth. Basics of occlusion, articulation and chewing. Histology of hard and soft dental tissues (enamel, dentin, dental pulp, cementum, periodontal ligament, bone, gingiva). Development of the oral cavity and dental embryo (early tooth development, development of dentin, enamel, root, dental cementum, periodontal ligament, dental extension, gingiva, dental pulp). Growth and development, regeneration of hard dental tissues. Biology and biochemistry of saliva, hard dental tissues and periodontal tissues. Specific aspects of molecular biology in dentistry.

Required course materials:

1. Vodanović M, Brkić H, Dumančić J, Pavić Savičin I. Biologija i morfologija ljudskih zuba. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap; 2016.
2. Cooper GM, Hausman RE. Stanica - molekularni pristup. 4. izd. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada; 2010.

Supplemental course materials:

1. Berkovitz BKB, Holland GR, Moxham BJ. Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embriology. 3. izd. Edinburgh: Mosby; 2002. 
2. Ash MM Jr,Nelson SJ. Wheelers Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion. Izd. St.Louis: Saundere; 2003.
3. Ten Cate AR, Oral Histology: Development, Structure and Function. 5. izd. St. Louis: Mosby; 1998. 
4. Berkovitz BKB, Moxham BJ. Self Assesment Picture in Dentistry: Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embriology. 1. izd. London: Mosby; 1994.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. To determine knowledge about deciduous and permanent dentition of human teeth
2. To determine the basic principles of comparative odontology
3. To establish basic knowledge about the histological structure of teeth (enamel, dentin and periodontal ligament)
4. Critically evaluate tooth anomalies (classes, number, size, position and morphology anomalies)
5. Critically evaluate the embryonic development, anatomy and physiology of the stomatognathic system
6. Determine the dental nomenclature