Removable Prosthodontics II

Code:

517

Acronym:

517

Instance: 2005/2006 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	52	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	5	3	5	-

Objectives

Acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge on Removable Partial Prosthodontics, as far as clinical and laboratory aspects are concerned.

Program

Objectives of Removable Partial Prosthodontics in Dentistry.
Diagnosis and treatment of partially edentulous patients. Pre-prosthetic preparation, obtention of diagnostic and working casts, making of individual trays, recording intermaxillary relationships, and mounting the casts on the articulator. Occlusion in removable partial prosthodontics. Laboratory procedures of framework dentures. Placement of dentures on the mouth and adjustment. Instructions to the patient and follow-up.
Classes on clinical practice – clinical procedures required to treat partially edentulous patients with removable denture.

Main Bibliography

-McGivney, Carr. McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics. 10th ed St. Louis, Mosby, 2000.
-JC Davenport; RM Baskar; JR Heath; JP Ralph. A colour atlas of removable partial dentures. London. Wolfe Medical Publications, 1988.
-Grasso JE, Miller EL: Removable partial prosthodontics. Third Ed. St. Louis, Mosby Year Book, 1991.
-Scientific articles on the subject.

Complementary Bibliography

- Artigos da especialidade.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes – General knowledge with theoretical principles
Practical classes – Performing of laboratory steps
Clinical classes – Patient attendance.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Observations

Prof. Dr. Maria Helena Silva
Dr. António Manuel Capelas
Prof. Dr. José Reis Campos