DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 5° Year

CLINICA MEDICA CHIRURGICA DEGLI ORGANI DI SENSO. ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• Diseases of the Eye and Visual System
  

  to provide knowledges on the pathophysiology, symptoms and signs of the diseases of the eye and of the visual system in children and adults

  to give expertise in clinical diagnosis, functional and instrumental semeiotics, medical and surgical therapy.

Detailed Course Content

• ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA
  
  1) Features and function of the stomatognathic system. 2) Teeth anatomy outlines: structure and function. 3) Teeth pathology: neodentaria syndrome and impacted third molars. 4) Abnormalities of the tooth eruption stages. 5) Abnormalities of the teeth: shape, volume, number, structure, position and location. 6) Acquired lesions of tooth hard tissues: abrasion, erosion, dislocations and fractures. 7) Dental caries: epidemiology - etiology - macro and microscopic features of tooth enamel and dentin. Carious cavities: prevention, filling materials, therapeutic options. 8) Root canals pathologies: classification, etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and therapy. 9) Periodontal ligament disease: etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and therapy. 10) Periodontal disease: pathogenesis, pathological features, symptomatology, diagnosis and therapy. 11) Maxillary odontogenic osteitis; perioral abscesses and phlegmon. 12) Stomatitis. 13) Dental Malocclusion and Angle classification. 14) TemporoMandibular joint Disorders (TMD). 15) Soft tissues tumors of the oral cavity. 16) Cysts and odontogenic tumors of the jaw bones. 17) Bone OsteoNecrosis of the Jaws (BONJ) due to Bisphosphonates.
• Diseases of the Eye and Visual System
  

  ANATOMY AND OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY.
  
  OCULAR SEMEIOTICS.
  
  REFRACTION AND AMBLYOPIA
  
  STRABOLOGY: concomitant and paralytic strabismus
  
  PATHOLOGY OF ORBIT AND ANNEXES: Exophthalmos - Blepharitis - Conjunctivitis - DacriocistitiS.
  
  CORNEAL PATHOLOGY: Keratites - Keratoconus.
  
  PATHOLOGIES OF THE LENS
  
  PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GLAUCOMA: Pathophysiology of hydrodynamics of aqueous humor, diagnostics and therapy of glaucoma.
  
  UVEAL PATHOLOGIES: Uveitis
  
  RETINAL DISEASES: Macular degeneration - Vascular pathology - Retinal detachment - Diabetic retinopathy - Hypertensive retinopathy - Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) - other types of retinopathy.
  
  OCULAR TUMORS: melanoma - retinoblastoma
  
  OCULAR TRAUMATOLOGY: Foreign bodies - Corneal lesions - Acute retinal damages - Mechanical injuries of the ocular globe.

Textbook Information

• ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA
  
  1. VALLETTA G - MATARASSO S – MIGNOGNA MD: Malattie Odontostomatologiche. Editore: Piccin
  2. FICARRA G: Manuale di patologia e medicina orale 3/ed. Editore: McGraw-Hill Italia
  3. GOMBOS F – SERPICO R: Clinica Odontoiatrica e Stomatologica - Testo-atlante a colori di patologia e medicina orale per medici e odontoiatri. Editore: Piccin
  
• Diseases of the Eye and Visual System
  

  S. Miglior, T. Avitabile, S. Bonini, E. Campos, L. Mastropasqua: “Malattie dell’apparato visivo” - 2014, EdiSES s.r.l. Napoli.

  Jack J: KANSKI: "Oftalmologia Clinica" - Elsevier Italia Srl, 2004 (edizione italiana a cura di R. Brancato, C. Azzolini)