The main stress in the orofacial pathology course is given on macroscopic
and microscopic correlation of diseases. After finishing the course
the student should be able to:
understand the basic pathologic processes in orofacial region(regressive changes, inflammaton, oncology, immune disorders);
understand and be able to apply the basic classification of oncologic processes;
understand the basic classification of etiologically defined processes; understand various disorders with respect to individual organs and organ systems;
Syllabus
Orofacial pathology: oral mucosal lesions, oral and perioral inflammations; tongue pathology; oral mucosal changes in systemic diseases, allergy and autoimmune diseases, tooth hard tissues diseases, lesions of the pulp and the parodont, granulomas a epulides, face and jaws cysts. Tumors: epidemiology, carcinomas and precanceroses, nonepithelial tumors, odontogenic tumors. Salivary glands pathology, lymph nodes and joints pathology, osteopathies in oral and facial region,.
Literature
MAČÁK, Jirka and Jana MAČÁKOVÁ. Patologie (Pathology). první. Praha: GRADA, 2004. 347 pp. ISBN 80-247-0785-3. info
WOTKE, Jiří. Patologie orofaciální oblasti. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2001. 335 pp. ISBN 80-7169-975-6. info
WOTKE, Jiří and Víta ŽAMPACHOVÁ. Histopatologické praktikum (Histopathological practice). 1. vyd. Olomouc: EPAVA, 2002. 316 pp. ISBN 80-86297-09-8. info
BUČEK, Jan. Praktikum z patologie :pitevní cvičení. 4. přepr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993. 88 s. ISBN 80-210-0721-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
microscopic and autoptic lessons
exam
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