Shape and Aesthetics of TeethLaajuus (4 cr)
Course unit code: TH00DI32
General information
- Credits
- 4 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Mary-Ann Kaukinen
- Sari Silmäri
Objective
The student is able to do simulation work
- can describe the relationship between the shape and function of teeth
- knows the significance of the relationship and order of teeth in dentition
- can identify the permanent teeth in humans
- knows the difference between deciduous and permanent teeth
- can name the concepts and terms associated with tooth morphology
- can use modeling wax to carve a model of a tooth in each dental group
Content
- theory lectures and assignments
- anatomical design and function of individual teeth
- environmental aesthetics as an application of dentistry