Diagnosis and Therapy in Oral Pathology I
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Dental Sciences |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S 
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The course aims to develop skills in the diagnosis, treatment plan and therapeutic approach of the various pathologies that affect the orofacial region, in particular the oral mucous membrane, the alveolar bone, and the salivary glands. Specifically, it is intended to:
- promote the acquisition of knowledge related to the development, structure and function of the different structures of the orofacial region, under physiological and pathological conditions;
- promote the acquisition of knowledge about the pathologies that affect the orofacial region, detailing their etiology and pathogenesis;
- develop clinical skills and competences for clinical examination, analysis of auxiliary diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis and establishment of a definitive diagnosis;
- develop therapeutic intervention skills on the pathologies that affect the orofacial region.
Learning outcomes and competences
- Skills for conducting a detailed clinical history, framed within the scope of Oral Pathology, as well as intraoral and extraoral clinical examination.
- Ability to perform the summary examination of the XII pairs of cranial nerves.
- Skills for performing biopsies and their interpretation, as well as different complementary diagnostic tests, within the scope of differential diagnosis in Oral Pathology.
- Skills for pharmacological prescription in the therapeutic approach in Oral Pathology.
- Skills in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious and inflammatory pathology of the salivary glands, as well as salivary gland neoplasms. Know how to interpret salivary changes in the flow and composition of saliva and crevicular fluid.
- Skills for the diagnosis and treatment of different pathologies of the oral mucosa, including infectious pathologies.
- Skills for the diagnosis and treatment of pulp and periapical pathologies.
Working method
Presencial
Program
- Applied anatomy of the orofacial region;
- Clinical history, physical examination and complementary diagnostic investigation;
- Common symptoms and signs in Oral Pathology;
- Biopsy - techniques, approaches, advantages and disadvantages; - Drug therapy in Oral Pathology;
- Oral biological fluids and salivary glands pathology;
- Pathologies of the oral mucosa and clinical expression of the different demographic zones of the orofacial region;
- Pulp and periapical pathology.
Mandatory literature
Brad W. Neville;
Oral & maxillofacial pathology. ISBN: 978-1-4160-3435-3
Crispian Scully;
Oral and maxillofacial medicine. ISBN: 0 7236 1074 6
Joseph A. Regezi,;
Patología bucal. ISBN: 970-10-2691-8
R.A. Cawson,;
Cawson.s essentials of oral pathology and oral medicine. ISBN: 0-443-07106-3
George Laskaris;
Pockets atlas of Oral diseases. ISBN: 3-13-107472-8
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical and theoretical-practical classes.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
| Designation |
Weight (%) |
| Participação presencial |
50,00 |
| Teste |
50,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation |
Time (hours) |
| Frequência das aulas |
63,00 |
| Estudo autónomo |
126,00 |
| Total: |
189,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance to classes and tests
Minimum grade: 9.5.
Calculation formula of final grade
50% (Tests) + 50% (continuous evaluation).