As part of the course, students will become familiar with the issues of developmental anomalies of teeth and hard dental tissues, the treatment of dental caries and pulp in children, and pain management during dental treatment of pediatric patients.
Last update: Bažantová Lenka, Ing. (13.08.2024)
Aim of the course
Introduction of students to the issues of pediatric dentistry:
acquiring basic knowledge and practical skills related to the diagnosis of oral diseases in children,
examination of a child in a dental office,
treatment of dental caries,
pain management during dental procedures in children,
extraction of primary/permanent teeth,
diagnosis of developmental disorders of hard dental tissues,
treatment of dental pulp in children.
Last update: Bažantová Lenka, Ing. (13.08.2024)
Literature
Compulsory literature
Koch, Poulsen. Pediatric Dentistry - A Clinical Approach. 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4051-6100-8
Fejerskov, Ekstrand, Burt. Fluorides in Dentistry. 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4051-6100-8
Limeback. Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8138-2168-9
Last update: Bažantová Lenka, Ing. (26.07.2024)
Requirements to the exam
Credit
Full attendance at all practical classes.
Every absence must be fully compensated.
Student must prove satisfied knowledge during practical training.
Student has to pass successfully the credit test (achieve min. 75 % of points).
In the case of repeating a study obligation, the student is required to complete the study obligation in its entirety.
Last update: Bažantová Lenka, Ing. (26.07.2024)
Syllabus
Lectures
Morphology of primary teeth. Differences between primary and permanent teeth. Characteristics of permanent teeth with undeveloped root. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Examination of the child in dental office, radiographic examination. (Koberova Ivancakova 2)
Developmental defects of the hard dental tissues (number, shape, eruption). (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Developmental defects of the hard dental tissues – hereditary. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Developmental defects of the hard dental tissues – acquired. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Pain control in paediatric dentistry. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Extraction of the teeth in children, extraction of the teeth in medically compromised children, complications. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)
Dental caries in children – aetiology and diagnostic criteria. (Koberova Ivancakova 1)