The study programme in oral surgery teaches students about the first clinical examination of patients, especially with regard to oral surgical problems and differential diagnosis of pathological changes in the oral cavity. The objective is to enable the student, as a doctor of dental medicine in primary health care, to know all techniques of local anesthesia and possible complications, tooth extraction and treatment of all complications during and after extraction. To train students to identify all clinical images of odontogenic inflammation and treatment methods, including intraoral incisions and prescribing antibiotic therapy. During the practicum, students must master the possibilities of radiological diagnostics in oral surgery, learn the indications for a surgery (apicomy and alveolotomy), recognise cystic processes and know the basic settings for surgical treatment of jaw cysts and surrounding tissues. Research of differential diagnosis of benign and malignant changes timely reveals premalignant and malignant lesions. Also, the objective is to teach students how to set indications for pre-prosthetic surgery and assisting them in surgery to get acquainted with the most important oral surgery interventions.
Topics of lectures:
Introduction to oral surgery. Oral-surgical propedeutics. Anesthesia and analgesia in dentistry and oral surgery. Local anesthesia and analgesia in dentistry and oral surgery. Complications during and after local anesthesia. Indications and contraindications for tooth extraction. Instruments and techniques of tooth extraction. Instruments and techniques of tooth extraction. Tooth extraction in children. Complications during tooth extraction. Complications after tooth extraction. Tooth extraction in risky patients. Prolonged and subsequent bleeding in oral surgery. Disturbances in the state of consciousness in dental offices. Disinfection and sterilisation in oral surgery. Patient preparation for surgery and post-operative care.
Topics of pre-clinical exercises:
Applied head and neck anatomy. Inertia of the upper and lower jaw. Vascularisation of the upper and lower jaw. Anatomy of the oral cavity. Plexsus anesthesia and conductive anesthesia in the upper jaw. Plexsus anesthesia and conductive anesthesia in the lower jaw. Techniques for mandibular anesthesia. Instruments and techniques for tooth extraction. Techniques for extraction of upper front teeth. Techniques for extraction of upper back teeth. Techniques for extraction of lower front teeth. Techniques for extraction of upper back teeth. Suturing techniques.
Required course materials:
- Miše I. Oralna kirurgija. Zagreb: Jumena; 1988.
- Gabrić D. Lokalna anestezija u dentalnoj medicini. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada; 2015.
- Ćabov T. Oralnokirurški priručnik. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada; 2009.
Supplemental course materials:
- Lectures
- Peterson i sur: Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mosby 1998
- S.F. Malamed: Handbook of Local Anaesthesia, Mosby 1997
- J.O. Andreasen i sur.: Textbook and Color Atlas of Tooth Impaction, Munksgard 1997
- Diplomski radovi iz oralne kirurgije
- Stručni članci iz područja oralne kirurgije u časopisima Acta Stomatologica Croatica, Sonda i Medix
- Grupa autora: Stomatološka dijagnostika i propedeutika, ispitno štivo, Stomatološki fakultet, Zagreb, 1996.
- Grupa autora: Odabrana poglavlja iz gerontostomatologije, Stomatološki fakultet, Zagreb, 2004.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
