Study Guide

Objective

The student achieves the following knowledge and skills
- how to desing metal-frame partial dentures in collaboration with a dentist
- understand the work process
- technical manufacturing of metal-frame partial dentures

Content

- Metal-frame partial prostheses
Parts of the course can be implemented by the Department of Dentistry of the University of Turku

Materials

Henning Wulfes: Precision Milling and partial denture constructions.
Dentaurum: Remanium kompendium, Chapter 2: Cast Partial Denture
Johnson, Patrick, Stokes, Wildgoose & Wood: Basics of Dental Technology. Step By step approach.

Teaching methods

- Parts of the course can be implemented by the Department of Dentistry of the University of Turku.
- Removable partial prostheses.
- Lectures,
- Practical training
- Simulation training

International connections

Joint lectures and design exercises with dental students (teamwork and team learning, co-operation between universities)
Demo lesson
Simulation training

Student workload

Lectures 16h and independent study 4h (literature)
Practical training 6h and independent training 4h
Simulation training 106h (Steps of the cast partial prosthesis)

Content scheduling

The student achieves the following knowledge and skills from dental technician perspective:
• changes resulting from the loss of teeth
• basic principles of designing partial dental prostheses
• factors affecting the choice of type of prosthesis
• factors affecting occlusal determination
• design of partial prostheses with an acryl and metal framework
• administration of pre-prosthodontic care required in the manufacture of partial prostheses
• making impressions for removable prostheses
• determining the occlusion of partially edentulous patient
• performing actions needed in the repair of prostheses
31.8-30.10

Evaluation scale

H-5