Oral Histology and Embryology - B82681 (elective subject for Dentistry)

• Title: Oral Histology and Embryology
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Histology and Embryology First Faculty of Medicine Charles University (11-00120)
• Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/1, C [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 15 [hours]
• Capacity: 28
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: RNDr. Mária Hovořáková, Ph.D.
• Additional information: http://uhiem.raycz.cz/eng/frames.htm
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Tomáš Kučera, Ph.D.
• Attributes: Teoretický předmět; Zubní lékařství
• Is co-requisite for: B81402, B82680
• Is interchangeable with: B81134

Annotation

Last update: Jana Kolářová (18.02.2022)

This subject is extending the basic knowledge in histology, microscopical anatomy and embryology in the areas of head and neck as an important basis for dentistry studies. It covers following topics: Introduction to oral histology and methods of examination of hard tissues. Microscopical structure of the tooth – enamel (arrangement, aging, caries), dentin (arrangement and clinical relevance), cementum (arrangement and clinical relevance) and dental pulp (arrangement, aging and function). Differences between the structure of deciduous and permanent teeth. Microscopical arrangement of periodontal ligament, its function and clinical relevance. Arrangement of an alveolar bone, clinical aspects of its remodelling. The structure of oral mucosa and its regionalization. Characteristics of palatal mucosa, characteristics and description of mucosa of lips and cheeks, soft palate, tongue and gums. Taste sense. Microscopical structure of gums, sulcus gingivalis, epithelial attachment, clinical relevance of gums. General structure and survey of oral salivary glands. Big salivary glands – characteristics and description. Saliva. Development and differentiation of germ layers. Stomodeum and facial development. The development of oral and nasal cavities. The development of oral vestibule. The development of palate and nasal septum. The development of upper and lower jaws. The development of the tongue. The development of the tooth (developmental stages, the tooth bud and the tooth cap). The development of the tooth crown and of the root. Tooth eruption (timing of single deciduous teeth eruption and the formation of the permanent teeth and the timing of their eruption). The development of alveolar processes and of the periodontal ligament. The development of salivary glands. Congenital defects of the orofacial region.

Syllabus

Last update: Jana Kolářová (18.02.2022)

Oral cavity and its content. Structural specialization of oral mucosa. Histological structure of lip, tongue, gums, palate and tonsils. General structure and function of the oral salivary glands, saliva.

Teeth and their structure. Specialized tissues of teeth - enamel, dentin, dental pulp, and cementum.

Supporting tissues - periodontium (periodontal ligament), alveolar bone, gingival mucosa and junctional (attachment) epithelium.

Introduction into embryology. Development of germ layers. Neural crest and its derivatives.

Head formation, stomodeum, pharyngeal arches.

Formation of face, development of the oral and nasal cavities.

Derivatives of the pharyngeal arches, clefts, and pouches.

Development of the tongue and of endocrine glands derived from stomodeum and from the primitive pharynx.

Development of teeth. Early tooth development, epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during tooth development. Amelogenesis, dentinogenesis. Development of the root and periodontal ligament. Tooth eruption.

Development of the skull, neurocranium and viscerocranium.

Congenital defects of the orofacial region. Facial clefts and palatal clefts. Birth defects involving pharyngeal region.

Literature

Last update: Ema Klobušovská (24.01.2024)

Obligatory:

• Sadler, T. W.. Langman's medical embryology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2024, 434 s. ISBN 978-1-9751-7996-0.

Recommended:

• Moore, Keith L., Persaud, T. V. N., Torchia, Mark G.. Before we are born : essentials of embryology and birth defects. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2020, 334 s. ISBN 978-0-323-60849-7.

Optional:

• Berkovitz, B. K. B. Holland, G. R. Moxham, B. J.. Oral anatomy, histology and embryology. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby-Elsevier, 2009, 398 s. ISBN 9780723434115.
• Nanci, Antonio. Ten Cate's oral histology : development, structure, and function. St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier, 2018, 344 s. ISBN 978-0-323-48524-1.

Teaching methods

Last update: RNDr. Mária Hovořáková, Ph.D. (13.02.2024)

B82681 – Oral Histology and Embryology  - summer semester, Monday from 14:00 till 15:30 starting from week 3 (Seminar room 1)

Teacher: Dr. Hovořáková

19.2.     Anatomic dissection - dentistry students (week 1)

26.2.     Anatomic dissection - denstistry students (week 2)

4.3.     Oral cavity and its content. Structural specialization of oral mucosa. Histological structure of lip, tongue, gums, palate, and tonsils. General structure and function of the salivary glands, saliva. 

11.3.     Teeth and their structure. Specialized tissues of teeth - enamel, dentin, dental pulp, and cementum. Supporting tissues – periodontium (periodontal ligament), alveolar bone, gingival mucosa and junctional (attachment) epithelium.

18.3.     Introduction into embryology. Development of germ layers. Neural crest and its derivatives.

25.3.     Head formation, stomodeum, pharyngeal arches. Formation of face, development of the oral and nasal cavities. Congenital defects of the orofacial region. Facial clefts and palatal clefts. 

1.4. – Free day - Easter

8.4.     Derivatives of the pharyngeal arches, clefts, and pouches. Birth defects involving pharyngeal region. Development of the skull, neurocranium and viscerocranium. Development of the tongue and of endocrine glands derived from stomodeum and from the primitive pharynx. 

15.4.  Development of teeth. Early tooth development, epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during tooth development. Amelogenesis, dentinogenesis. Development of the root and periodontal ligament. Tooth eruption.

22.4. Student presentations of selected topics.

29.4. Student presentations of selected topics.

 

The pdf files of topics will be available for registered students on Moodle in the course of the summer semester.

Course completion requirements

Last update: RNDr. Mária Hovořáková, Ph.D. (13.02.2024)

Credit requirements:

1) Students need to pass two tests: one focused on Oral Histology (week 6) and one focused on Oral Embryology (week 10) – 75% score in each test is needed to pass.

2) Students will present a selected topic (list of topics will be available at the first seminar) as a ppt presentation.

3) Attendance 100% (one justified absence is allowed).