Year 3 · Dental Medicine · Medical University of Sofia

Preclinics of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: notes and exam prep for MU Sofia

Preclinics of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine for Year 3 Dental Medicine at the Medical University of Sofia: all 69 syllabus topics, with exam-focused notes, figures, flashcards and SuperPrep recall sets.

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The Preclinics of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine syllabus

Every topic, numbered as the department numbers it. The underlined topic opens its free notes.

Topics69 topics

  1. 1Asepsis and antisepsis in oral and maxillofacial surgery - sterilization, surgical infection, prophylaxis of wound and airborne infection, scrubbing up, operating fieldfree
  2. 2Surgical armamentarium in oral and maxillofacial surgeryfree
  3. 3Clinical anatomy of the oral and maxillofacial area - innervation (V2, V3, VII), facial skeleton, masticatory musclesfree
  4. 4Clinical anatomy of the oral and maxillofacial area - blood supply and lymphatic systemfree
  5. 5Basic surgical procedures - incision, wound suturing, suturing materials, stitches, curettage, drainage, tamponade, puncturefree
  6. 6Patient's examination - anamnesis, clinical methods, diagnosis, prognosis, general status, paraclinical tests and normal ranges
  7. 7Local anesthesia - indications, anatomical considerations and techniques (IAN block, Gow-Gates, Akinosi-Vazirani, La Guardia and others)
  8. 8Types of local anesthetics, metabolism, mechanism of action, maximum dosages, vasoconstrictors, cardiovascular patients
  9. 9Complications of local anesthesia - local and systemic, prophylaxis and management
  10. 10Local anesthesia in pediatric patients
  11. 11Preoperative management of patients with systemic diseases for anesthesia, extraction and oral surgery
  12. 12Tooth extraction - indications and contraindications
  13. 13Preparing the patient for surgery - instruments for tooth extraction
  14. 14Methods and steps of simple tooth extraction - positions, frontal teeth, premolars, molars
  15. 15Extraction of severely fractured and damaged teeth and roots
  16. 16Tooth eruption disturbances and teeth impaction - classification, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, complications
  17. 17Indications and extraction of impacted teeth - clinical methods of examination and diagnosis
  18. 18Postoperative care and healing of the extraction wound
  19. 19Complications during and after tooth extraction - types, prophylaxis, management
  20. 20Inflammation - general information, surgical infection, classification of inflammatory diseases
  21. 21Acute periapical periodontitis
  22. 22Chronic periapical periodontitis
  23. 23Periostitis of jaws and facial bones
  24. 24Cysts of the jaw bones - classification, general characteristics, etiology, pathogenesis
  25. 25Odontogenic cysts - radicular cyst and residual cyst
  26. 26Odontogenic cysts - follicular (dentigerous) cyst and lateral periodontal cyst
  27. 27Odontogenic cysts - keratocyst
  28. 28Non-odontogenic cysts of the jaws - fissural and non-fissural cysts
  29. 29Soft tissue cysts in the oral and maxillofacial area
  30. 30Abscesses and phlegmones of the oral and maxillofacial region - characteristics, etiology, pathogenesis, spread of infection
  31. 31Clinical characteristics of abscesses and phlegmones of the maxillofacial region - methods of examination
  32. 32General principles in the management of abscesses and phlegmones of the maxillofacial region
  33. 33Diseases of the lymphatic nodes and vessels - acute and chronic lymphadenitis
  34. 34Osteomyelitis of the jaws - classification, acute odontogenic osteomyelitis
  35. 35Osteomyelitis of the jaws - chronic odontogenic osteomyelitis
  36. 36Osteomyelitis of the jaws - traumatic osteomyelitis and chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis
  37. 37Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
  38. 38Specific chronic granulomatous diseases - actinomycosis, syphilis, tuberculosis
  39. 39Periodontal diseases - anatomy of the periodontal structures, classification, epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, management
  40. 40Salivary glands diseases - surgical anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands
  41. 41Salivary glands diseases - classification, clinical examination
  42. 42Acute sialoadenitis and sialodochitis
  43. 43Chronic sialoadenitis
  44. 44Obstructive diseases of the salivary glands - sialolithiasis, cysts and fistulas
  45. 45Mikulicz's syndrome and disease, Sjogren's syndrome
  46. 46TMJ disorders - surgical anatomy, physiology, classification, epidemiology, methods of examination
  47. 47TMJ disorders - arthritis of TMJ (acute and chronic), rheumatoid arthritis
  48. 48TMJ disorders - luxations and subluxations
  49. 49TMJ disorders - ankylosis
  50. 50Diseases of masticatory muscles, fasciae and ligaments - restricted lower jaw motions, trismus
  51. 51Neuralgia of the trigeminal and glossopharyngeal nerves
  52. 52Facial nerve palsy
  53. 53Traumatic injuries in the oral and maxillofacial area - general information, classification
  54. 54Soft tissue injuries - wounds, types, general characteristics
  55. 55Dentoalveolar injuries - etiology, classification, methods of examination
  56. 56Fractures of the jaws and facial bones - classification, methods of examination
  57. 57Management of fractures of the jaws and facial bones - basic principles
  58. 58Precancerous lesions - definition, basic concepts, management
  59. 59Precancer of the oral mucosa - leukoplakia, erythroplakia, lichen planus
  60. 60Tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region - incidence, classification, etiology
  61. 61Tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region - methods of examination, staging
  62. 62Tumors of epithelial origin - benign and malignant
  63. 63Mesenchymal tumors - benign mesenchymal tumors of the jaws and soft tissues
  64. 64Malignant mesenchymal tumors
  65. 65Odontogenic tumors
  66. 66Salivary glands tumors
  67. 67Lymphoma
  68. 68Complications following radiotherapy
  69. 69Cleft lip and palate

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