Curriculum | Endodontics | Second Year | BDS

CURRICULUM PLANNING OF DEPARTMENT OF ENDODONTICS

1. Introduction
2. Definition

3. Importance
4. Procedures undertaken in the department
5. Scope and future of endodontics

2. Discuss the scope and future of endodontics.

2. Scope and future of endodontics.

1. Lecture

1. Student Interactive session

1. History and record symptoms
2. Subjective symptoms
3. Objective symptoms
4. Diagnostic aids
5. Recent advances in diagnosis in endodontics

2.Explain both subjective and objective symptoms for correct diagnosis of the problem

3.Discuss the various diagnostic aids

4.Enumerate recent advancements in diagnostic aids in endodontics

2.Subjective symptoms and objective symptoms of the patient

3.Utilizing various diagnostic aids in endodontics to arrive at a correct diagnosis

4.Differential diagnosis

5.Recent advances in the diagnostic methods in endodontics

1.Video demonstration

2.Display of diagnostic aids

3. Ask students to prepare a sample history case sheet

1. Causes of pulpal diseases
2. Classification
3. Diseases of pulp

Reversible pulpitis
Irreversible pulpitis
Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis
Internal resorption
Pulp degeneration
Necrosis of pulp

1. Treatment of pulpal diseases

2.Enumerate types of pulpal diseases

3.Describetheir etiology, clinical features and symptoms, diagnosis , differential diagnosis and management of pulpal diseases.

2.Classification

3.Clinical features and symptoms, diagnosis , differential diagnosis and management of pulpal diseases which include
–Reversible pulpitis
–Irreversible pulpitis
–Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis
–Internal resorption
–Pulp degeneration
–Necrosis of pulp

1.Didactic lecture with case presentation

2. Charts

2.Rapid session of one word answer

1. Causes of periradicular diseases
2. Classification
3. Diseases

Symptomatic apical periodontitis
Acute alveolar abscess
Phoenix abscess
Asymptomatic apical periodontitis
Chronic alveolar abscess
Granuloma
Radicular cyst
Condensing osteitis
External root resorption
Persistent apical periodontitis

1. Treatment

2.Enumerate types of periradicular diseases

3.Describe their etiology, clinical features and symptoms, diagnosis , differential diagnosis and management of periradicular diseases

2.Classification

3.Clinical features and symptoms, diagnosis , differential diagnosis and management of periradicular diseases which include
–Symptomatic apical periodontitis
–Acute alveolar abscess
–Phoenix abscess
–Asymptomatic apical periodontitis
–Chronic alveolar abscess
–Granuloma
–Radicular cyst
–Condensing osteitis
–External root resorption
–Persistent apical periodontitis

1.Didactic lecture with power point presentation

2.Case presentation

3.Rapid session of one word answer

1. Inflammation
2. Endodontic implications

2.Discuss endodontic implications

3.Explain Zones of reaction .

2.Tissue changes following inflammation

3.Different zones of reaction.

1.Didactic lecture with

2.Power point presentation

3. Giving MCQ questions to students at the end of lecture and discussing answers with them.

1. Common medical findings that may influence endodontic treatment planning

1. Dental evaluation and development of the endodontic treatment plan

Periodontal considerations
Surgical considerations
Restorative considerations
Endodontic therapy or dental implant
Retreatment
Immature teeth
Other factors

2.Explain dental evaluation and planning appropriate endodontic treatment

3.Discuss
–Periodontal considerations
–Surgical considerations
–Restorative considerations while treatment planning

3.Discuss
Endodontic therapy or dental implant,
retreatment and
treatment in an Immature teeth

2.Dental evaluation and planning appropriate endodontic treatment

3. To cover
–Periodontal considerations
–Surgical considerations
–Restorative considerations in treatment planning,

4.Endodontic therapy or dental implant

5.Retreatment

6.Treatment in an Immature teeth

1.Group discussion

2.Case evaluation by students

1. Local anesthesia
2. Rubber dam isolation
3. Techniques of rubber dam application
4. Sterilization of instruments
5. Recommended sterilization protocols
6. Biological monitoring

2.Enumerate materials for isolation of the operating field

3.Explain components and technique of rubber dam application

4.Explain protocols for sterilization of instruments and operatory

5.Explain biological monitoring of sterilization.

2.Devices for isolation of the operating field

3.Components and technique of rubber dam application

4.Explain protocols for sterilization of instruments and clinical operatory

5. Biological monitoring of sterilization

1.Power point presentation

2.Pictorial

3.MCQ round for students

1. Components of the root canal system
2. Root canal anatomy
3. Anatomy of the apical root
4. Objectives of access cavity preparation
5. Armamentarium
6. Morphology and Clinical guidelines for access cavity preparation for individual teeth
7. Challenges
8. Errors

2. Explain variations in the apical root anatomy

3. Enumerate objectives and armamentarium of access cavity preparation.

4.Describe the morphology and clinical guidelines for access cavity preparation of individual maxillary and mandibular teeth.

4. Explain the modifications in complicated preparations and to rectify errors in access preparation.

2. Variations in the apical root anatomy, objectives and armamentarium of access cavity preparation.

3.To include the morphology and clinical guidelines for access cavity preparation of individual maxillary  and mandibular teeth.

4.To explain the modifications in complicated preparations and guidelines to rectify errors in access preparation.

1.Pictorial

2.Video demonstrations

3.Clinical demonstration

4.Showing models of access opening of teeth

5.Student interactive session 3:2:1
Asking students to list 3 things they found out, 2 interesting things and 1 question they still have.

2 hr

1. Definition
2. Anatomical considerations
3. Methods of determining working length
4. Electronic apex locators

Classification
Principle
contraindications

2. Explain radiographic, nonradiographic and electronic methods of working length determination.

3.Describe different generations of apex locators , their principle of working, advantages and disadvantages of each generation.

4.Enumerate false positive and false negative conditions and contraindications of using apex locators.

2.Discuss radiographic, nonradiographic and electronic methods of working length determination.

3.Different generations of apex locators, their principle of working, advantages and disadvantages of each generation.

4.To enumerate false positive and false negative conditions and contraindications of using apex locators.

1.Clinical demonstration

2.Audio video mode

3.One minute paper

1. Hand instruments
2. Instruments for pulp space preparation

Classification

1. ISO standardization of instruments
2. Instruments for obturation

2.Identify and explain manual and rotary instruments for pulp space preparation

3.Enumerate sonic and ultrasonic instruments
4. Describe Instruments for obturation of radicular space.

5.Explain ISO standardization of endodontic instruments.

2.Manual and rotary instruments for pulp space preparation

3.Enumerate sonic and ultrasonic instruments

4.Instruments for obturation of radicular space.
5.To teach ISO standardization of endodontic instruments.

1.Display of instruments

2.Pictures

3.Student interactive session
Showing endodontic instruments to students and asking students to identify them.

4. Students will be asked to prepare poster on endodontic instruments

1. Goals of shaping radicular space
2. Guidelines for shaping root canal
3. Phases in shaping
4. Root canal shaping techniques

2.Describe phases of cleaning and shaping .

3.Describe  different techniques of biomechanical preparation, their advantages and disadvantages.

2. Phases of cleaning and shaping .

3.Different techniques of biomechanical preparation including manual and rotary

4. Advantages and disadvantages of individual technique

1.Video demonstration

2.Clinical demonstration

3.Students will be asked to prepare a chart on techniques of biomechanical preparation of teeth

4. MCQ session for students and discussing answers with them.

1. Ideal requirements
2. Functions
3. Types of endodontic irrigants
4. Guidelines
5.  Techniques

2. Discuss types of endodonticirrigants and function of each.

3.Describe the guidelines for irrigation

4. Enumerate devices and techniques for irrigation

5.Explain ideal irrigation protocol

6.Explain accidents associated with irrigation and its management

7. Explain precautions to be taken during irrigation.

2. Types of endodontic irrigants and function of each .

3.To explain the guidelines for irrigation, devices and techniques for irrigation

4.Ideal irrigation protocol to be followed

5. Accidents associated with protusion of irrigant beyond apex and its management

6.Precautions to be taken during irrigation.

1.Power point presentation

2.Video demonstration

3.Clinical demonstration of technique of irrigation

4. Showing endodontic irrigants to students and asking them to identify.

1. Types
2. Ideal requirements
3. Mechanism of action

2.Explain the duration of placement of each medicament

2. The types of intracanal medicaments and their mechanism of action

3.Duration of placement of each medicament .

1.Video demonstrations

2.Display of intracanal  medicaments

3.Clinical demonstration

4.Group discussion where students will be divided in groups and will be asked questions on intracanal medicaments.

1. Ideal properties of root canal sealers
2.  Classification
3. Manipulation
4. Advantages and disadvantages of each sealer
5. Recent advances in sealers

2. Classify sealers.

3.Discuss manipulation, advantages, disadvantages and specific indication of individual sealer.

4.Enumerate recent advancements in sealers and their advantages.

2. Classification of sealers.

3.To explain manipulation, advantages , disadvantages and specific indication of individual sealer

4. Recent advancements in sealers and their advantages and specific indications.

1.Video demonstrations

2.Display of sealers

3.Clinical demonstration

4.Students will be shown different sealers and asked to identify them.

1. Timing of obturation
2. Length of obturation
3. Requirements of ideal root canal filling material
4. Core material
5. Techniques  of obturation
6. Recent advances in obturating materials
7. Coronal seal

2.Describe clinical criteria for timing of obturation.

3.Discusssolid core obturating materials

4. Describe various techniques of obturation and advantages, disadvantages and limitations of each technique.

5. Describe the recent advances in obturating materials.

6.Expalin importance of coronal seal.

2. Clinical criteria for timing of obturation.

3.Discuss  solid core obturating materials

4.Various techniques of obturation and advantages, disadvantages and limitations of each technique

5.  Recent advances in obturating materials.

6.To explain importance of coronal seal after endodontic treatment.

1.Video demonstration

2.Display of materials for obturation

3.Clinical demonstration

4.Students will be asked to prepare charts on various obturation techniques.

1. Planning of post endodontic restoration
2. Post endodontic restoration fabrication
3. Components of post core preparation
4. Classification and description of posts

2.Explain the anatomical, biological and mechanical considerations in restoring endodontically treated teeth.

3.Discuss the types of post, post design,
To comprehend factors determining selection of post, clinical recommendations for preparation of teeth for post and luting.

2. The anatomical, biological and mechanical considerations in restoring endodontically treated teeth.

3.To cover  types of post, components of post core preparation, varied post design and
factors determining selection of post

4.Clinical guidelines for preparation of teeth for post, post fabrication and luting of post

5.Core materials and fabrication.

1.Power point presentation

2.Video demonstration

3.Pictures

4.Intraclass quiz

1. Causes
2. Examination of traumatic injuries

1. Classification
2. Management of fractured teeth
3. Uncomplicated and complicated crown fractures
4. Root fractures
5. Luxation
6. Avulsion
7. Response of pulp to trauma
8. Effect of trauma on supporting tissues

2.Describe diagnosis and examination of traumatized teeth

3.Classify traumatic injuries of teeth which include
–uncomplicated and complicated crown fractures
—root fractures
— luxation,
—avulsion

4. Classify avulsed teeth, transport media of avulsed tooth and its management.

5.To explain response of pulp to trauma and effect on supporting tissues.

6.Explain management of traumatized teeth and its prognosis.

2. Diagnosis and examination of traumatized teeth

3.Classification of traumatic injuries of teeth which include
–uncomplicated and
–complicated crown fractures
–root fractures
— luxation
— avulsion

4.Classification of avulsed teeth, transport media of avulsed tooth and its management.

5.To explain pulpal response to trauma and effect on supporting tissues.

6.To cover management of traumatized teeth and healing.

1.Didactic lecture with power point presentation

2.Discussion

3.Quiz: show visuals of traumatic cases and student will be asked what will be the best modality of treatment for that case.

1. Diagnosis & treatment planning
2. classification
3. Pretreatment, Intratreatment

&Postobturationemergencies.

1. Clinical management

2.Explain diagnosis of endodontic emergencies and treatment plan.

3.Discuss clinical management of endodontic emergencies presenting with pain and / swelling before treatment, hot tooth, endodontic flare ups, post obturation pain.

2.  Diagnosis of endodontic emergencies and treatment plan.

3.To explain clinical management of endodontic emergencies presenting with pain and / swelling before treatment, hot tooth, endodontic flare ups, post obturation pain

4. Pharmacotherapy for endodontic pain management

5.Incision and drainage, trephination

1.Group Discussion

2. Quiz: show visuals of traumatic cases and student will be asked what will be the best modality of treatment for that case.

1. Related to access opening
2. Related to canal shaping and cleaning
3. Related to obturation

2. Discuss errors related to canal cleaning and shaping which include curved canal, ledges, zipping, transportation, elbow, instrument separation, instrument aspiration, obstruction from previous obturating materials

3. Discuss errors related to obturation like under and overfilling.

2. Errors  related to canal cleaning and shaping which include ledges, zipping, transportation, elbow, instrument separation, instrument aspiration, obstruction from previous obturating materials

3.Related to obturation like under and overfilling.

1.Problem based learning

2.Explain your solution
Students will be given a situation with procedural accident and asked to how they will manage it.

1. Pathways of communication between pulp and periodontium
2. Effect of pulpal & periodontal disease  on pulp
3. Classification
4. Diagnosis & treatment planning
5. Management

2. Explain etiology of endo-perio lesions

3. Classify Endo-perio lesions

4.Discuss
—–primary endodontic lesions—-primary endodontic lesion with secondary periodontal involvement
—-primary periodontal lesion
—- primary periodontal lesion with secondary endodontic involvement
—- true combined lesions and
—-concomitant endodontic and periodontal lesion.

2. Etiology and classification of endo-perio lesions

3.To cover primary
—endodontic lesions
—primary endodontic lesion with secondary periodontal involvement
— primary periodontal lesion
— primary periodontal lesion with secondary endodontic involvement
— true combined lesions and
—concomitant endodontic and periodontal lesion
4. Line of treatment of each lesion.

1.Didactic lecture with power point presentation

2.Case presentation

3.Flow chart

4. Quiz: show visuals of Endo-Perio cases and student will be asked what will be the best modality of treatment for that case

1. Classification
2. Cells involved in tooth resorption
3. Internal, External  Cervical  root resorption

1. Mechanism
2. Factors regulating tooth resorption

2. Discuss mechanism of resorption

3. Discuss etiology, clinical features, radiographic features and management of
—internal
— external
—cervical root resorption.

2. To discuss etiology, clinical features, radiographic features and management of
—internal
—external
—cervical root resorption.

1.Student interactive session

2.Case presentation for students

1. Classification
2. Presurgical considerations
3. Indications and contraindications
4. Principles
5. Flap designs
6. Application of surgical techniques
7. Root end filling material
8. Post surgical care
9. Suturing techniques
10. Postsurgical complications

2.Discuss Indications and contraindications, classification, treatment planning

3.Explain principles of surgery

4.Describe flap designs

5.Explain hard tissue and soft tissue management

6.Describe apical root resection,
Root end preparation, root end filling materials

7. Expalin suturing techniques

8.Describe post surgical care

9.Describe post surgical complications

2. Indications and contraindications, treatment planning, principles of surgery

3.Flap designs

4.Hard tissue and soft tissue management

5. Apical root resection,
Root end preparation, root end filling materials

6.Closure of surgical area and suturing techniques

7.Post surgical care
8. Post surgical complications and their management.

9. To cover
—hemisection
—radisectomy
— tooth reimplantation.

1.Video demonstration

2.Power point presentation with pictures

3.Group Discussion on surgical procedures.

1. Etiology of persistent apical periodontitis
2. Treatment planning
3. Retreatment procedures
4. Prognosis

2. Discuss treatment planning and retreatment procedures which include
—post removal
—guttapercha removal
— removal of separated instruments and
—perforation repair.

2. Treatment planning and retreatment procedures which include
—post removal
—guttapercha removal
— removal of separated instruments
—perforation repair.

1.Flow chart

2.Power point presentation

3.Video demonstration

4. Student interactive session
Various retreatment procedures of clinical importance will be summarized at the end of lecture.

1. Indications
2. Single vs multiple visit
3. Clinical considerations

2.Describe Single vs multiple visit endodontics

3.Discuss clinical considerations.

2.Single vs multiple visit endodontics and

3. Cinical considerations

1.Compare and contrast

2.Student interactive session
Students will be asked to evaluate cases for single visit endodontics.

1. Evaluation of success
2. Causes of failures
3. Case selection for retreatment
4. Endodontic retreatment

2. Explain pathobiology of post treatment apical periodontitis

3.Discuss case selection for retreatment .

2.Pathobiology of post treatment apical periodontitis

3.  Case selection for retreatment and endodontic retreatment.

1.Evidence based learning.

3.  3-2-1
Asking students to list 3 things they found out, 2 interesting things and 1 question they still have

4. Explain your solution
Students will be asked to give their solution for a case with endodontic failure.

1 1 hrhr

1. Pain control

2. Selection of antibiotics

2.Describe Indications, contraindications, dosage and side effects of analgesics and antibiotics to be used in endodontic cases.

1.Power point presentation

2.Viva voce

3.Seminar presentation

1.  Lasers
2. Microscopic dentistry
3. Recent advances

2. Describe procedures in microscopic dentistry

3.Discuss types and uses of lasers in endodontics.

2. Procedures in microscopic dentistry
3. Types and uses of lasers in endodontics.

1.Power point presentation

2.Video demonstration

3.Studnets will be asked to Summarize new knowledge

1. Principles of ethics
2. Informed consent
3. Dental negligence
4. Malpractice

2.Explain importance of written consent of patient before starting any treatment,

3. Discuss dental negligence and malpractice.

2. Take written consent of patient before starting any treatment

3. Dental negligence and malpractice.

1. Student interactive session
Questions will be asked to students related to ethical practice and dental negligence and its consequences and answers will be discussed.