Università degli Studi di Catania

1. Functional anatomy of periodontium, oral cavity and the stomatognathic 2. Biology of the periodontium and oral 3. Definition, classification and natural history of periodontal disease increases, aggressive periodontitis, chronic adult periodontitis, necrotizing periodontitis, periodontitis in the course of systemic diseases) 4. Epidemiology of periodontal disease: • inflammatory periodontal indices and the need for treatment • risk factors for periodontal disease • Periodontal disease as a risk factor for other diseases 5. Local etiologic factors (plaque and tartar) 6. Microbiology of periodontal disease 7. Pathogenesis • processes of host defense • non-specific immune response (PMN, macrophages, inflammation) • specific immune response (humoral and cellular lymphocyte) • Histopathology of the lesion: initial, early, stable, advanced injury 8. Host susceptibility • individual response • risk factors 9. Clinical periodontal disease • gingivitis • gingival overgrowth • early onset periodontitis and aggressive • chronic periodontitis • necrotizing periodontitis • periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases 10. Occlusal trauma • the role of occlusal trauma in the development of periodontitis 11. Relationship between periodontics and endodontics • primary endodontic lesions • endo-periodontal lesions • endodontic lesions secondary to disease and / or periodontal treatment 12. Relationship between periodontal disease and systemic diseases 13. Periodontal manifestations of dermatological diseases 14. Reactive hyperplasia, cysts and tumors of the periodontium 15. Basic and advanced periodontal diagnosis: • History • clinical examination • survey • examination Rx • laboratory immunological and biochemical • microbiological testing • genetic testing 16. Periodontal therapy: principles and aims. Preliminary treatment plan 17. Etiological periodontal therapy: • Goals of therapy etiological • Information for patients and oral hygiene techniques • Scaling • Root planing • Elimination of the factors contributing to the build up of plaque • Elimination and control of factors of systemic diseases and risk factors 18. Antiseptics in periodontal therapy 19. Antibiotics in periodontal therapy

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