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07/31/03

DEN 106 - Oral Anatomy

Course Description

Focuses on the development and functions of oral anatomy. Topics include: dental anatomy, oral histology, and oral embryology.

Competency Areas	Hours
Dental Anatomy	Class	5
Oral Histology	D. Lab	0
Oral Embryology	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
	Credit	5

Prerequisite: Program admission

Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
DENTAL ANATOMY		40	0	0
Tooth structures	Identify the different tissues that comprise teeth.
Surfaces and landmarks	Identify the surfaces and anatomical landmarks of teeth.
Attachment apparatus	Describe the supporting structures of the teeth.
Numbering systems	Classify all of the deciduous and permanent teeth according to the universal, palmer notation, and F.D.I. systems and anatomical locations and descriptions and relate this knowledge to clinical application.
Associated terminology	Identify basic terminology and nomenclature relating to specific morphological characteristics of deciduous and permanent teeth.
Primary and permanent dentition	Identify teeth according to their dentition, arch, and tooth.
Tooth migration	Differentiate between occlusal trauma and mesial drift.
	Relate the role of proper tooth contour to health and disease.
ORAL HISTOLOGY		5	0	0
Tooth development	Identify the chemical composition of all tooth structures and their developmental cell.
	Describe the development of regular, secondary and reparative dentin.
	Identify abnormalities in dentin and enamel.
Disturbance in dental development	Define Sharpey's fibers.
Alveolar process	Identify the layers of alveolar bone.
Periodontal ligament	Differentiate between the various periodontal fiber groups and their functions.
Bone resportion and apposition	Describe what causes bone resportion and apposition.
ORAL EMBRYOLOGY		5	0	0
Embryonic development	List the embryonic structures that form the face and discuss the approximate embryonic age of formation.
	Name the structures that form the palate and the weeks the plate fuses.
The growth period	Name the embryonic structures involved in the development of cleft palate and lip.
	Differentiate between the bud stage, cap stage, and bell state.
	Define dental lamina.
	Differentiate between dental papilla and dental sac.

Suggested Resources

Books

Isselhard, D. E., & Brand, R. (1998). Anatomy of oral facial structures (6^th ed). St. Louis: Mosby.

Woelfel J. B., & Sheid, R. C. (2002) Dental Anatomy Its Relevance to Dentistry (6^th ed). Baltimore, Maryland: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Short, M. J. (2002). Head, Neck & Dental Anatomy (3^rd ed) Albany, NY:Thomson Delmar Learning

Bird, D. L., & Robinson, D. S, (2002) Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting (7^th ed). Elsevier Science (USA): Saunders

Audiovisuals

The following title(s) are available from:

Oral Structures (CD-ROM)

Insight Media

2162 Broadway

New York, NY 10024-0621

Periodontium (CD-ROM)

Insight Media

2162 Broadway

New York, NY 10024-0621

Basic Anatomy of the Teeth (CD-ROM)

Insight Media

2162 Broadway

New York, NY 10024-0621

Instructional Aids

Columbia Dentoform Corporation

22-19 41st Street

Long Island City, NY 11101

Columbia dentoform, Sm-PVR-660 [Model].

Individual epoxy teeth models, K-EPB-990 [Model].

Kilgore International

36 West Pearl Street

Coldwater, MI 49036

Individual teeth models, C-12 A.T. 1A [Model].

Kilgore dental study models [Model].

Big Tooth Model

Nystrom

3333 Elston Avenue

Chicago, IL 60618

Deciduous teeth jaw [Model].

Lower left jaw, AM-124 [Model].