Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaFisiopatologia Pulpar II
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
This course will study further concepts related to pulp histophysiology
No previous requirements
- Know different types of dentine and their characteristics
- Know the morphological zones of dental pulp
- Know the different types of cells that make up dental pulp and their characteristics
- Describe the characteristics of the pulpal interstitium and ground substance
- Know how the pulpal nervous system works, its links to pain and the responses of sensitivity tests
- Know how the pulpal blood flow is regulated
- Know how pulpal inflammation affects pulpal blood flow
- Describe the pulpal repair mechanisms
- Describe the characteristics of pulpal diseases
- Describe the periapical immune response to an intraradicular infection
- Describe the characteristics of the different types of apical periodontitis
- Describe the stages in performing a correct diagnosis
- Know the different diagnostic tests
- Know what deterioration cold sensitivity tests cause to the tooth
- Know the different heat sensitivity tests and their methods, with their advantages and disadvantages
- Know the different types of dental resorption
- Know the characteristics of different types of dental resorption
- Know the diagnostic techniques for differential diagnoses for different dental resorptions
- Know the treatment for different types of dental resorptions
Reparative and reactive dentin
Pulpo-dentin complex
Pulp as connective tissue
Pulp circulation
pulpal innervation
dental pain mechanisms
Pharmacologic Management of dental pain
Molecular mediators of pulp inflammation
The evaluation of the course takes place at the end of each quarter exams questions to be developed by the student.
In order to aprove, a minimum of 7 is required, otherwise, a new date for the second round will be determined.
Dental pulp. Seltzer and Bender. Last edition published.