080611130 DENTAL MORPHOLOGY I ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 080611100

The course has two components, lectures and corresponding practical training in laboratories. The theoretical part cover detailed dental macroscopic anatomy of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth and the basic principles of dental occlusion. There are separate lectures present introduction to dental anatomy and the dental notation systems and anatomical landmarks. The practical part focus on developing the skills of drawing teeth and carving different teeth out of soap blocks. This practice is assumed to help students recalling the details of tooth morphology and improving their manual skills. The latter is significant to have been developed before upgrading to 2nd year. The sessions also include practicing on dental notation and tooth identification.