Concepts and principles of intra-coronal tooth preparation.

Operative Dentistry 1 is a basic dental education course that focuses on the concepts and principles of tooth preparation in repairing carious and damaged teeth. It covers up the proper design and preparation of different classifications of cavities.  It also includes the study, diagnosis, prevention and management  of carious diseases of the teeth and non-carious lesions.  It also includes the familiarization of the instruments and materials used in preparing a tooth, operating positions and control of operative field.  

         The Laboratory covers the clinical application of the course.  It integrates the practical application of the principles of cavity design and tooth preparation.

2 units lecture (2 hours per week)

2 units Laboratory  (3 hours per week) 

Oral Anatomy

Oral Histology & Embryology

Dental Materials

LECTURE

UNIT I: Introduction

       Dental Anatomy in relation to Operative Dentistry

       Oral Histology in relation to Operative Dentistry

       Dental Caries and Non-Carious Lesions

              The Carious Process 

              Non-Carious Lesions

              Classification of Caries and Non-Carious lesions 

              Diagnosing Dental Caries

              Caries Prevention

              Management

UNIT II: Cavity Classification and Principles of Tooth Preparation

       Class I Cavity Preparation

       Class II Cavity Preparation

       Class III Cavity Preparation

       Class IV Cavity Preparation

       Class V Cavity Preparation

UNIT III: Instruments and Dental Materials

        Principle of Instruments

        Instruments Nomenclature

        Dental Materials Used in Operative Dentistry

Unit IV: Control of Operative Field

Unit V: Operating Positions

LABORATORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Block preparation

Class I preparation in Mandibular molar Tooth 36/46

Class I preparation in maxillary molar Tooth 16/26

Class II preparation in Mandibular molar Tooth 36/46

Class II preparation in Maxillary molar Tooth 16/26

Articulator (simulations)

Class I Mandibular molar, Tooth 36/46

Class I Maxillary molar, Tooth 16/26

Class II Mandibular Molar, Tooth 36/46

Class II Maxillary Molar, Tooth 16/26

Class II Maxillary premolar Tooth 14/24

Class V Tooth 14/24 for GIC

Class V Tooth 11/21 for composite

Class III Tooth 11/21 for composite

Class IV Tooth 11/21 MI for composite

 4th-year pre-clinical Dentistry students

First Semester