Prosthodontics II

Code:

MIMD030210

Acronym:

PROSTO II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Gestão Académica
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	73	Official Plan for the Academic Year 2025/2026	3	-	6	90	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:

- Perform dental preparations on anterior teeth, fabricate provisional restorations, and construct provisional Richmond crowns;

- Establish a diagnosis and plan the rehabilitation of complete denture cases, including the production of working models, baseplates and occlusal rims, tooth arrangement, and the corresponding wax-up;

- Integrate CAD-CAM systems into the daily clinical practice of prosthodontics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This curricular unit comprises the following programmatic contents:

FIXED PROSTHODONTICS

Theoretical-practical component: Endodontically treated teeth and immediate post-and-core systems; Provisional restorations.

Laboratory practice: Tooth preparation on models for anterior full ceramic crowns; Rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth; Fabrication of provisional restorations.

REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS

Theoretical component: Diagnosis and treatment planning for the rehabilitation of completely edentulous patients; Sequence of clinical and laboratory procedures for the fabrication of complete removable dentures.

Laboratory practice: Fabrication of working models of completely edentulous arches; Production of baseplates and occlusal rims for complete removable dentures; Tooth arrangement and wax-up procedures.

CAD-CAM

Theoretical component: Stages of the CAD/CAM process applied to dentistry; Intraoral and extraoral scanning; Computer-aided design software; Milling, sintering, and 3D printing processes; CAD/CAM materials used in dentistry.

Theoretical-practical component: Application of intraoral and extraoral scanning techniques on models; Comparison of models obtained through conventional impression and 3D printing techniques.

Mandatory literature

Herbert T. Shillingburg Jr.; Fundamentals of fixed prosthodontics. ISBN: 3-87652-641-8
Stephen F. Rosenstiel,; Contemporary fixed prosthodontics. ISBN: 0-8016-4172-1
Duncan J. Wood, Tony Johnson; Techniques in Complete Denture Technology. ISBN: 1405179090
RM Basker, JC Davenport, JM Thomason; Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient, 2011
Blatz MB, Conejo J; The Current State of Chairside Digital Dentistry and Materials, Dent Clin North Am. 63(2):175-197, 2019. ISBN: doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.11.002. PMID: 30825985
Eggmann F, Blatz MB; Recent Advances in Intraoral Scanners, J Dent Res.103(13):1349-1357, 2024. ISBN: doi: 10.1177/00220345241271937
Tian Y, Chen C, Xu X, Wang J, Hou X, Li K, Lu X, Shi H, Lee ES, Jiang HB; A Review of 3D Printing in Dentistry: Technologies, Affecting Factors, and Applications, Scanning. 9950131, 2021. ISBN: doi: 10.1155/2021/9950131
Sulaiman TA; Materials in digital dentistry-A review, J Esthet Restor Dent. 32(2):171-181, 2020. ISBN: doi: 10.1111/jerd.12566

Teaching methods and learning activities

FIXED PROSTHODONTICS

Theoretical–Practical (TP) and Laboratory Practice (PL) classes;

Demonstration of techniques by the instructor;

Practical training in tooth preparations on models and fabrication of provisional restorations, under direct supervision;

Continuous assessment, without a final examination, consisting of a theoretical test, practical evaluations, and competency assessment through the Objective Structured
Clinical Examination (OSCE) methodology.

REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS

Theoretical (T) and Laboratory Practice (PL) classes;

Development of skills in planning complete removable prostheses;

Demonstration of techniques by the instructor and/or dental technician;

Individual fabrication of baseplates, occlusal rims, tooth arrangement, and wax-up for complete removable dentures;

Continuous assessment, without a final examination, including practical evaluation according to the OSCE methodology.

CAD-CAM

Theoretical (T) and Theoretical–Practical (TP) classes;

Theoretical presentation of program content;

Application of intraoral and extraoral scanning techniques on models;
Continuous assessment, without a final examination.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	90,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho laboratorial	54,00
Total:	198,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade Calculation Formula:

- Practical assessment – 50% (includes submission of assignments and/or completion of an in-person practical test, depending on the specific course content);

- Three  theoretical tests – 50%.


Passing requirements:

Obtaining a grade lower than 9.50 (out of 20) in either the practical in-person assessment or the theoretical tests will result in failure of the curricular unit.


Special Cases:

- Achieving a grade equal to or higher than 17 requires the mandatory completion of an oral examination. If the oral examination is not taken, the final grade will be adjusted to 16.

- The completion of a voluntary scientific project, carried out in groups of 1 to 3 students, may contribute up to 10% toward the practical assessment grade.


Resit and Additional Assessment Periods:

Assessments during the resit, grade improvement, and extraordinary examination periods include both a theoretical exam and a pre-clinical practical test.