Syllabus
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
Second Year, BDS

TOPIC Time

Domain
1 Introduction To Operative Dentistry

  • Definition Of Operative Dentistry
  • History Of Operative Dentistry
  • Factors affecting operative treatment

– Indications
– Considerations

  • Factors affecting the future demand of  operative dentistry

– Economic factors
– Demographic factors

 1hr

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2 Nomenclature Of Dentition

  • Introduction And Need Of Nomenclature
  • Commonly Used Nomenclature Systems

– FDI,
-Universal
– Zygmondy-Palmer System
Advantages/Disadvantage Of Each System

 1hr

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3 Review Of Dental Anatomy

  • Development Of Tooth And And Associated Structures
  • Anatomy Of Tooth Related To Operative Dentistry

Importance Of Pits & Fissures And Proximal Contact Areas In Relation To Cavity Preparation

 2hrs

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4 Principles Of Cavity Preparation

  • Definition of Cavity Preparation
  • Nomenclature of Cavity walls, angles and floors
  • Classification of Cavities
  • Various Principles of Cavity Preparation
  • Steps of Initial Cavity Preparation

Steps of Final Cavity Preparation

 6hrs

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5. Dental Caries

  • Definition And Introduction to caries
  • Etiology of caries
  • Various Theories
  • Classification Of Caries
  • Stages Of Caries In Enamel
  • Stages Of Caries in Dentin
  • Clinical Features of caries
  • Morphological Features of caries
  • Microscopic features of enamel and dentinal caries
  • Prevention Of  Dental Caries

-diet modification
– floride application
– caries vaccines

  • Caries Activity Tests
  • Treatment of Caries
  • Clinical diagnosis

-newer methods

 5hrs

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6. Armamentarium In Cavity Preparation

  • History Of Dental Instruments

 

  • Classification Of Hand And Rotary Instruments
  • Details Of Hand Cutting Instruments

– instrument formula
– instrument design

  • Sharpening of instruments
  • Grasps And Rests
  • Rotary Instruments

– Bur Blade Design
– Rake And Clearance Angle

  • Sterilisation of instruments
  • Basic instrument tray set up
 2hrs

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7. Treatment Planning For Operative Dentistry

  • Patient Evaluation
  • Clinical and Radiographic Examination
  • Tests for diagnosis of caries
  • Treatment Planning

Treatment Record

 2hrs

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8. Matricing and Wedges

  • Definitions And Importance Of Matrix System
  • Classification Of Matrix Systems
  • Types Of Matrix Retainers
  • Method Of Placement
  • Problem Solving
  • Need for placement of wedge
  • Type of wedges

Techniques of wedging

 1hr

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9. Amalgam

  • History Of Amalgam
  • Advantages/Disadvantages
  • Indications & Contra indications Of Amalgam
  • Composition of amalgam
  • Physical & mechanical properties
  • Amalgam Reaction Of High And Low copper Amalgam
  • Procedure and clinical technique for amalgam restoration
  • Failure of amalgam

Recent advances in amalgam
(material aspect & restoration)

 2hrs

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10. Dental Cements

  • Classification Of Dental Cements
  • Detail About Each Cemernt

Zn phosphate cement
Zn polycarboxylate cement
Zinc oxide eugenol
Glass ionomer cement
Physical, Mechanical Properties And Manipulation Of Each Cement

 4hrs

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11. Pulp Protection

  • Indications and need for Liners ,base and   varnish
  • Composition of each
  • Material aspect and application procedure

 

 2hrs

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12. Class II Cavity Preparation For Amalgam

  • Implication of Initial &Final Cavity Preparation steps

to class II cavity preparation

 2hrs

 

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13. Composites

  • Introduction To Composite Material
  • History Of Resins
  • Classification Of Composites
  • Composition
  • Curing Methods
  • Composite Placement Procedures
  • Cavity preparation for compositres
  • Recent advances in composites

Limitations of composites

 3hrs

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14.

 PATIENT ASSESSMENT ,EXAMINATION,DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

  • Patient evaluation
  • Chief complain
  • Medical history
  • Past dental history

2.   Clinical examination

  • Extra- oral examination
  • Intra-oral examination
  • Radiographic examination
  • Recent aids in diagnosis
  • Treatment planning
  

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15. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

Preoperative patient and dental team consideration

  • Chair and patient position
  • Operating positions
  • Operating stools
  • Instrument exchange
  

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16. PAIN CONTROL FOR OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

  • Introduction
  • Method to control pain in operative dentistry
  • Local anesthesia
  • Patient factor
  • Local anesthetic agents
  • Technique of local anesthesia
  • Precautions during  injection
  • Advantages of local anesthesia
  • Alternative methods to control pain
  • Premedication with sedatives
  • Inhalation sedation
  • Hypnosis
  • Electronic dental anesthesia
  

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            17. CONTROL OF OPERATING FIELD

  • Introduction
  • Goals of isolation
  • Method of isolation
  • Cotton rolls and cellulose wafers
  • Rubber dam
  • Introduction
  • Indication
  • Contraindication
  • Rubber dam equipments
  • Rubber dam application technique
  • Removal of rubber dam
  • Aids for leaking dams
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages

 

  • Saliva injectors
  • High volume evacuators
  • Throat shield
  • Anti sialogagues

 

  

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18. DENTIN BONDING AGENTS

  • Introduction
  • Basic concept of adhesion
  • Indications for adhesive dentistry
  • Enamel adhesion(acid etching technique)
  • Dentin adhesion:mechanism and challenges
  •  Structure of dentin
  • smear layer
  • Stress at the resin dentin interface
  • Classification of dentinal adhesives
  • Clinical factors in dentin adhesion
  • Amalgam bonding system

 

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19.  

RESTORING CONTACTS AND CONTOURS

  • Introduction
  • Matrices
  • Definition
  • Ideal requirements
  • Classification of matrices
  • Functions
  • Parts of matrices
  • Matrice application for class II  amalgam
  • Matrice application for class-II composite
  • Matrice application for class-IV composite restoration
  • Description of various matrices
  • Tooth separation and  wedges
  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • Need for tooth separation
  • Method of tooth separation

 

  

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20. INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS

  • Composites
  • History
  • Composition
  • Classification of composite
  • Macrofilled composite
  • Conventionsal composite
  • Microfilled composite
  • Hybrid composite
  • Nanofilled composite
  • Packable composite
  • Flowable composite
  • Polymerization of composite
  • Polymerization shrinkage
  • Light curing variables
  • Important properties of composite
  • Linear coefficient of expansion
  • Water sorption
  • Wear resistance
  • Surface texture
  • Radiopacity
  • Modulus of elasticity
  • General considerations for composite restorations
  • Isolation factor
  • Occlusal factor
  • Operator factor
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  

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21. COMPLEX  AMALGAM RESTORATION

  • Indication
  • Contraindication
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages

Pin retained amalgam restoration

  • Introduction
  • Types of pins
  • Indication
  • Contraindications
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Pin placement factors and technique
  • Failures  of pin retained restoration
  

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22 NON CARIOUS DESTRUCTION OF TOOTH STRUCTURE AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

  • Introduction to non carious defects
  • Etiology of non-carious lesions
  • Diagnosis
  • Clinical management of non- carious cervical lesion

 

  

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23. HYPERSENSITIVE DENTIN AND ITS MANAGEMENT

  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • Etiology
  • Direct innervations theory
  • Odontoblastic receptor theory
  • Hydrodynamic theory
  • Clinical features

 

  • Management of dental hypersensitivity
  • Diagnosis
  • Clinical management

 

  

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24. CAST RESTORATIONS

  • Cast metal alloy
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Tooth preparation for class II cast metal inlay
  • Armammentarium
  • Initial preparation
  • Final preparation
  • Fabrication of wax pattern
  • Sprurring inverting
  • Casting procedure
  • Casting defects
  

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25. MANAGEMENT OF GINGIVAL TISSUE

  • Introduction
  • Indication for gingival tissue management
  • Methods of gingival tissue management
  • Physicomechanical
  • Chemicomechanical
  • Chemical

 

  • Recent techniques for gingival retraction
  • Laser
  • Retraction by dilatation of gingival sulcus
  

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26 MANAGEMENT OF DISCOLORED TEETH

  • Classification of discoloration
  • Bleaching treatment
  • Microabrasion and macroabrasion
  • Veneers
  • Laminates

 

  

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27. DIRECT FILLING GOLD RESTORATIONS

  • Direct gold
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Type of the direct gold

 

  • Principle of manipulation of direct filling gold
  • Cohesion and degassing
  • Compaction of direct gold
  

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28. INDIRECT TOOTH COLOR RESTORATIONS

  • Class-I and class-II tooth color restoration
  • Indication
  • Contraindication
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Type of ceramic inlay and onlay
  • Clinical procedures
  • Tooth preparation
  • Tooth fabrication and cementation

 

 

  

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29. GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Classification
  • Composition
  • Setting reactions
  • Manipulation and dispensing
  • Properties
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Indication
  • Contraindication
  • Clinical applications

 

  • Recent advances of GIC

 

  

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30. LASERS IN CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Components of laser
  • Basic principle of laser
  • Laser- tissue intraction
  • Type of lasers
  • Laser applications in conservative dentistry.
  • Carious detection
  • Carious prevention
  • Cavity preparation using lasers
  • Laser etching of enamel and dentin
  • Laser curing of composite resins
  • Desensitization of dentin
  • Gingival tissue management
  • Laser bleaching
  • Laser scanning
  • Laser safety
  

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