Diagnosis and Therapy in Oral Pathology II
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Dental Sciences |
Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S (edição n.º 1) 
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
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of Oral Pathology in patients with associated systemic pathology - heart, kidney, liver, autoimmune, neoplastic and hematological diseases.
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach in Oral Pathology in patients with autoimmune diseases with manifestations in the orofacial region.
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach in Oral Pathology in patients with immune-based diseases with manifestations in the orofacial region.
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of neuralgia, Burning Mouth Syndrome and orofacial pain.
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of bone and joint diseases and neoplasms that affect the temporomandibular joint.
- Develop skills in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach to bone pathology and odontogenic tumors.
Working method
Presencial
Program
- Clinical examination, in Oral Pathology, of patients with associated systemic pathology.
– cardiac, renal, hepatic, neoplastic and hematological diseases.
- Auxiliary diagnostic tests, in Oral Pathology, of patients with associated systemic pathology.
– cardiac, renal, hepatic, neoplastic and hematological diseases.
- Immune-based diseases with manifestations in the oral cavity - primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, type I, II, III and IV hypersensitivity.
- Neuropathic pain / Orofacial pain.
- Temporomandibular joint pathology.
– temporomandibular disorder. - Bone pathology.
- Odontogenic tumors.
Mandatory literature
Brad W. [et.al.] Neville;
Oral & maxillofacial pathology. ISBN: 0-7216-9003-3
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-pratical.
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) |
Estudo autónomo |
126,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
63,00 |
Total: |
189,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Minimum grade: 9,5.Attendance and Tests.
Calculation formula of final grade
50% Tests + 50% Continuous Avaliation.