Oral biology consists of the following thematic areas:

• Detailed anatomy of the chewing organ and deciduous and permanent teeth
• Rot canal anatomy
• Occlusion and articulation

Detailed knowledge about teeth and the chewing organ is a fundamental element in teaching in many clinical subjects and it provides students with the background required to interpret X-ray findings, correctly design fillings and prosthetic replacements and recognise teeth with normal and atypical anatomy.

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge

• Have a detailed knowledge of normal crown, root and root canal anatomy for the deciduous and permanent teeth.
• Have knowledge of normal tooth position and the basic principles for occlusion and articulation.
• Have knowledge of various dental nomenclature systems for the deciduous and permanent teeth.

Skills

• Give a detailed description of normal crown, root and root canal anatomy for the deciduous and permanent teeth.
• Describe the normal position of teeth and basic principles for occlusion and articulation.
• Identify and use dental nomenclature to designate each tooth in both dentitions.

Competences

• To identify and to use dental nomenclature to designate extracted human teeth.
• Make use of acquired knowledge and skills in later propedeutic and clinical courses.
• Be able to discuss/communicate with fellow students and dentists (clinical teachers) about teeth with dental terminology.

1 hour test in the identification of teeth.

Part 1 of the course must be approved before the student can take part 2.

Department of Biomedicine
studie.biomed@uib.no 

Course coordinator:
Päivi Kettunen, https://uib.no/persons/Paivi.Kettunen