Laboratorial Techniques
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Dental Medicine |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S 
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Familiarize students with laboratory techniques of dental prosthesis.
Apply new technologies to laboratory techniques of dental prosthesis, particularly in fixed prosthesis.
Learning outcomes and competences
As a result of learning, students must be competent in understanding the different steps of the laboratory technique for removable partial denture, complete denture and fixed prothesis, and in the application of new technologies to laboratory techniques of dental prosthesis, particularly in the planning of surgical and radiological implant guides.
Working method
Presencial
Program
Understand the laboratory requirements and show effective communication with laboratory technicians.
- in removable partial denture: steps for making a removable partial denture; use of surveyor; laboratory technique for removable partial denture framework; repairs; additions of teeth; additions of other components; relyning and rebasing.
- in complete dentures: steps for making a complete denture - presentation of different methodologies; repairs; rebasing.
- in fixed prosthesis: steps for making various items of fixed prosthesis - crowns, bridges, veneers; waxing; casting; ceramics; new technologies e.g. CAD-CAM.
- Planning of clinical cases.
Mandatory literature
Graber, George;
Atlas prótesis parcial. ISBN: 84-458-0101-5
Geering Alfred H.;
Atlas de prótesis total y sobredentaduras. ISBN: 84-345-2676-X
McGivney, Glen P.;
McCracken.s removable partial prosthodontics. ISBN: 0-8016-7964-8
Desplats, Ernest Mallat;
Prótesis parcial removible. ISBN: 84-8174-063-2
Shillingburg, Herbert T. Jr.;
Fundamentals of fixed prosthodontics. ISBN: 0-931386-50-0
Kim JJ; Revisiting the Removable Partial Denture, Dent Clin North Am. 2019;63(2):263-278.
Joda T, Ferrari M, Gallucci GO, Wittneben JG, Brägger U. ; Digital technology in fixed implant prosthodontics. , Periodontol 2000. 2017;73(1):178-192.
Poggio CE, Ercoli C, Rispoli L, Maiorana C, Esposito M. ; Metal-free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations. , Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Dec 20;12(12):CD009606.
Complementary Bibliography
Bhola M, Shetty S, Shetty A.; Digital Impressions in Implant Prosthodontics. , LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2016
Radi Masri, Carl F. Driscoll.; Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology. , Wiley-Blackwell; 1 ed, 2015.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures and practices.
keywords
General programmes > Basic programmes > Basic programmes
Health sciences
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes
Technological sciences
General programmes > Basic programmes
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
10,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
90,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
36,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
18,00 |
Total: |
54,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance of at least 75% of the lessons.
Calculation formula of final grade
Continuous assessment (written works/oral presentations) 90%
Attendance - 10%