Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Introduction to Prosthetic Implantology

• code 11730
• course 1
• term Anual
• type OB
• credits 5

Main language of instruction: English

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish

Head instructor

Dr. Oscar FIGUERAS - ofigueras@uic.es

Office hours

Jordi Ortega Martinez          jortega@uic.es

Barbara Pamies Jordana      babipam@uic.es

Students attend face-to-face classes for the implant prosthesis subject.

Lectures are given by the teaching staff, with a total of 14 topics related to the bases of implant prostheses.

The students to whom the subject is taught are MUORE 1 and IMOS 1.

Reviews of classic and current literature will also be carried out, with oral presentations by the students.

At the end of each theoretical session, clinical cases that treat CUO are presented to discuss treatment options

Knowledge of the anatomy bases of the stomatognathic system and dental prostheses 

- Knowledge of prostheses on implants.

- Know the necessary attachments for implant prosthetics and the correct diagnosis and case planning.

- Discussion capacity

- Ability to analyze in a critical way the literature

• CB6 - Students should have and understand knowledge that provides the basis for or opportunity to be original in terms of the development and application of ideas, often within a research context.
• CB7 - Students should know how to apply the knowledge they have acquired and be able to resolve problems in new or little known environments within a broader (or multidiciplinary) context, related to their area of study.
• CB8 - Students should be able to incorporate knowledge and tackle the complexity of making judgements based on information which, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibility linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement
• CB9 - Students should know how to express their conclusions, and the knowledge and reasoning these are based on, to specialised and non-specialised audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• CE1 - Students should be able to undertake a proper analysis and an extraoral diagnosis, and underline the aesthetic and functional aspects of the teeth and the soft areas of the lower part of the face as well as a analysis and clinical and lab-based diagnosis, using diagnostic and therapeutic wax models, in order to rehabilitate dental occlusion with good functional and aesthetic balance, while taking into account multidisciplinary factors related to the masticating apparatus.
• CE10 - Students should acquire the ability to apply scientific methods, and apply the knowledge acquired to resolving problems in a scientific field. They should learn how to develop research projects both in vitro and in vivo, within the fields of mechanics, biology and microbiology applied to prosthetic and restorative dentistry and dental implants.
• CE11 - Students should be autonomous in terms of developing and applying new technologies to aesthetic restorative dentistry and searching for new scientific information, as well as acquiring the ability to evaluate and undertake the research and development projects the industry offers in an ethical way, and manage the financial and human resources, as well as be aware of the strategic basis for the transfer of new knowledge to the industry.
• CE2 - Students should be able to work as a clinical professional and/or researcher in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry, and act as a real specialist or expert in the material; as well as know how to diagnose, treat, prevent and research oral disorders and have updated knowledge of the diagnostic and treatment-related advances which continue to arise throughout their professional life.
• CE4 - To acquire the ability to make oral preparations on mucosa, teeth, and dental implants, to build dental prostheses in patients with advanced oral and multidisciplinary disorders; as well as identify and undertake the procedures and various checks for the prosthetic components during construction.
• CE5 - To be able to give public presentations on your own clinical cases based on the scientific literature, and correctly use the scientific terminology related to temporomandibular dysfunction and aesthetic restorative dentistry.
• CE6 - To acquire the ability to make scientific informed opinions so as to choose the type of material a dental prosthesis is built of in order to fit the patient with it, as well as know how to continuously update your knowledge of the dental biomaterial used in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry, know how to manipulate it, and about its properties, indications, biocompatibilities, toxicity and environmental impact.
• CE7 - To be able to search for, organise and analyse, from a critical point of view, and using biomedical sources of information, scientific literature on issues related to temporomandibular dysfunction and aesthetic restorative dentistry, in order to pursue continuing education in a self-directed and autonomous way.
• CE8 - To know how to apply epistemological, ethical, legislational and humanitarian factors to research and the disclosure of scientific data in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry.
• CE9 - To recognise and interpret images and specialised diagnostic techniques that are significant in research, as well as know how to apply bioinformatic tools and new technologies to the fields of prosthetic and restorative dentistry and dental implants.
• CG2 - To be autonomous in terms of obtaining a patient's anamnesis and oral explorations in patients with pathologies that might be either advanced or multidisciplinary in nature; and fill in their medical record and other clinical paperwork using scientific language and terminology that is suited to an aesthetic restorative dentistry professional.
• CG4 - To know how to apply protocols for the use of the equipment in the dental laboratory-workshop to the point of undertaking the necessary procedures that help in oral rehabilitation or the treatments common to a restorative dentist.

- Knowledge of prostheses on implants.

- Depth analysis of the literature on specific topics

- Ability to interact with other areas in multidisciplinary treatments

THEORETICAL PROGRAM

LESSON 1. INTRODUCTION TO PROSTHESES ON IMPLANTS.

Terminology in implant prosthetics.

Differential features between implant and natural tooth.

Implant characteristics, different shapes and surfaces.

Biomechanics, different types of forces and their effect on the implant.

The different phases in the development of treatment.

Different types of prostheses to make. 

LESSON 2. DIAGNOSIS AND SELECTION OF THE PATIENT Y 

History and examination of the patient.

Utilities of the study models.

Complementary explorations most used and why.

Know what are the indications and contraindications absolute and relative. 

LESSON 3. WAX, RADIOLOGICAL AND SURGICAL GUIDE

Importance of diagnostic wax and its applications.

Conceptualizing the terms of radiologic guidance and surgical guide.

Importance of radiological guide in the treatment planning.

Radio diagnostic tests and its indications.

 LESSON 4. SELECTION OF THE BASES

 Factors that define the type of base used.

Characteristics and impressions.

Screw-retained versus cemented prosthesis. 

LESSON 5. CAPTURE OF IMPRESSIONS

Differences between natural teeth and implants and their importance in making impressions.

Objectives of impressions on implants.

Different attachments needed to make impressions.

Open tray technique and closed tray. Features and indications.

Necessary Materials for emptying the printing.

PRACTICE on Impression. 

 LESSON 6. TEMPORARY PROSTHESES

 Importance of the provisional prosthesis.

Types of temporary prostheses, indications.

Immediate loading and aesthetics concepts.

LESSON 7. UNITARY PROSTHESES

 Knowing the different characteristics between unitary prostheses anterior and posterior.

Risk factors for achieving an aesthetic result in the leading edge.

Knowing the importance of the distribution of forces in the posterior as well as the relation between implant and crown.

 LESSON 8. PARTIAL PROSTHESES 

Materials used in its preparation.

Know what are the different stages in the preparation of an anterior partial prosthesis and posterior.

Knowing the type of occlusion in partial prosthesis.

LESSON 9. COMPLETE FIXED PROSTHESIS

Knowing the different types of prosthesis to be performed depending on the materials and prostheses to be made. Concept of Hybrid Prosthesis and Full Arch.

Identify the different attachments and materials used in the preparation of a complete fixed prosthesis.

Knowing which type of occlusion must give to the implant-supported fixed prostheses. 

LESSON 10. OVERDENTURES IMPLANT RETAINED

Conceptualizing an overdenture.

Clinical indications and contraindications.

Conceptualizing the terms of implant-retained overdenture and overdenture implant- mucous supported.

Practice of activation of an overdenture with anchors

Know what is the clinical sequence to follow in the preparation 

Carl E. Misch. Contemporary Implant Dentistry, 3rd Edition, 2007. ISBN: 0978-0-323-04373-1 2007

Carl E. Misch. Dental Implant Prosthetics. 2004.  ISBN: 0978-0-323-01955-2  2004