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DTH 111 Tooth Morphology and Tooth Carving I

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences55 topics

DTH 111 covers 55 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Introduction to tooth morphology
  2. Dental terminologies
  3. External tooth surfaces and basic tooth structure
  4. Deciduous and permanent dentition
  5. Differences between deciduous and permanent teeth
  6. Description of deciduous teeth
  7. Description of permanent teeth
  8. Occlusion
  9. Articulation
  10. Tooth carving
  11. Tooth surfaces
  12. Structure of a tooth
  13. Types of human dentition
  14. Human dentition types
  15. Deciduous and permanent teeth identification
  16. Functions of teeth
  17. Drawing and labelling of teeth
  18. Malocclusion
  19. Medical emergencies in dental settings
  20. Types and clinical manifestations of emergencies
  21. Characteristics of life-threatening conditions
  22. Medical history taking for risk prevention
  23. Stress-reduction and patient reassurance
  24. Essential drugs for medical emergencies
  25. Emergency equipment and devices
  26. Emergency kit and hospital contact systems
  27. Management of common emergencies in the dental clinic
  28. Documentation and record-keeping during emergencies
  29. Oral health and its significance
  30. Anatomy of the mouth, teeth and gingivae
  31. Aetiology of periodontal diseases and dental caries
  32. Signs of inflamed gingivae
  33. Dental plaque and calculus
  34. Pathology of common oral conditions
  35. Common oral health issues
  36. Diagnosis of oral diseases
  37. Preventive and control measures for dental diseases
  38. Community oral health education
  39. Principles of oral epidemiology
  40. Epidemiology of dental diseases
  41. Collection and analysis of epidemiological data
  42. Community-based oral health programme design
  43. Basic package for oral health care (BPOC)
  44. Research concepts and types
  45. Aims of research
  46. Research methodology
  47. Methods of conducting research
  48. Identifying research field and title formulation
  49. Sources of information and literature review
  50. Research design and planning
  51. Sampling techniques and sample size
  52. Basic statistics in research
  53. Data collection and analysis
  54. Interpretation and presentation of results
  55. Research report writing and layout

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Introduction to tooth morphology

Tooth morphology is the study of the shape, structure, and arrangement of teeth, which is fundamental for diagnosing dental conditions, planning restorative work, and understanding evolutionary adaptations. Mastering the basic terminology (e.g., cusp, fissure, enamel, dentine) and the classification of teeth (incisors, canines, premolars, molars) enables students to interpret clinical photographs, radiographs, and…

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