The aim of the course is to enable students to diagnose and set a treatment plan for initial dental carious lesions, gain knowledge about the complex interaction of factors in the development of dental caries, as well as the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills in restorative dentistry. The objectives of the course are to learn to clinically recognize initial and advanced carious lesions of the teeth using modern diagnostic procedures and to learn methods for the prevention of dental caries. Students must be introduced to materials for temporary and permanent cavity closure on hard dental tissues. The aim of the course is to show students the stages in the formation of cavities on teeth with carious lesions and introduce them to the basic and additional tools for the design of cavities and fillings. Particular attention is paid to the acquisition of students' skills during exercises in the construction of cavities for permanent fillings and their processing.
Introduction to the histological basis of anatomy and function of teeth by applying previously acquired knowledge from basic biomedical disciplines; providing theoretical foundations and practical knowledge of technical, technological and clinical procedures in the prevention and detection of early and late carious dental lesions; basics of epidemiological indices and their analysis in planning the reduction of the incidence of dental caries; procedures for establishing the conditions necessary for the appropriate diagnosis of carious lesions; general principles of cavity design; materials in restorative dentistry; examination and status of the patient; establishing a dry working field; making a treatment plan and carrying out simpler therapeutic procedures in the treatment of hard dental tissue diseases.
Required course materials:
- Fejerskov O, Kidd E. Zubni karijes. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap; 2011.
- Tarle Z i sur. Restaurativna dentalna medicina. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada; 2019.
Supplemental course materials:
- Brkić H. Dentalna erozija: etiologija, dijagnostika i terapija. Zagreb: Školska knjiga; 2011.
- Summit JB, Robbins JW, Hilton TJ, Schwartz RS. Fundamentals of operative dentistry: a contemporary approach. Quintessence Publishing Co,Inc.; 2006.
- Heymann HO, Swift EJ, Ritter AV. Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry. Elsevier; 2011
- Graham JM. An Atlas of Glass-Ionomer Cements: A Clinician's Guide. Martin Dunitz Publishers; 2001.