SDS 323 PRECLINICAL REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS
This is the first course offered in Removable Prosthodontics. It consists of the didactic and practical components concerned with the procedures involved in the construction of both complete and removable partial dentures. The complete denture course is taught in the first semester where the student learns the basic technical aspect of complete denture construction. In the second semester, the course acquaints the students with the principles and sequence of technical procedures involved in the fabrication of removable partial dentures.
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Topic |
Week |
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Introduction to prosthodontics & Principles of complete denture prosthodontics |
1 |
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Custom impression trays and construction of master casts |
2 |
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Record blocks |
3 |
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Jaw relations terminology for the edentulous patients |
4 |
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Introduction to articulators |
5 |
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Mounting the casts on Hanau articulator |
6 |
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Arrangement of anterior teeth |
7 |
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Arrangement of posterior teeth |
8 |
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Complete denture wax-up and flasking procedure |
9 |
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Deflasking of dentures |
10 |
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Principles of selective grinding, finishing, and polishing of the dentures |
11 |
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Denture repairs |
12 |
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Clinical & laboratory techniques in relining and rebasing |
13 |
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Revision |
14 |