PAPER I: CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
Examination, diagnosis and treatment plan
Occlusion as related to conservative dentistry, contact, contour, its significance.
Separation of teeth, matrices, used in conservative dentistry.
Dental caries – epidemiology, recent concept of etiological factors, pathophysiology.
Histopathology, diagnosis, caries activity tests, prevention of dental caries and management – recent methods.
Hand and rotary cutting instruments, development of rotary equipment, speed ranges, hazards.
Dental bur and other modalities of tooth reparation – recent developments (air abrasions, Lasers etc)
Infection control procedures in conservative dentistry, isolation equipments etc.
Direct concepts in tooth preparation for amalgam, composite, GIC and restorative techniques, failures and management.
Direct and indirective composite restorations.
Indirect tooth coloured restorations – ceramic, inlays and onlays, veneers, crowns, recent
Advances in fabrication and materials.
Tissue Management
Impression procedures used for indirect restorations.
Cast metal restorations, indications, contraindications, tooth preparation for class 2 inlay, onlay full crown restoration
Restorative techniques, direct and indirect methods of fabrication including materials used for fabrication like inlay wax, investment materials and
Direct gold restorations.
Recent advances in restorative materials and procedures.
Management of non-carious lesion.
Advance knowledge of minimal intervention dentistry.
Recent advances in restoration of endodontically treated teeth and grossly mutilated teeth
Hypersensitivity, theories, causes and management
Lasers in Conservative Dentistry
CAD-CAM & CAD-CIM in restorative dentistry
Dental imaging and its applications in restorative dentistry (clinical photography)
Principles of esthetics
Color
Facial analysis
Smile design
Principles of esthetic integration
Treatment planning in esthetic dentistry
PAPER – II : ENDODONTICS
Rationale of endodontics
Knowledge of internal anatomy of permanent teeth, anatomy of root apex and its implications in endodontic treatment.
Dentin and pulp complex.
Pulp and periapical pathology
Pathobiology of periapex
Diagnostic procedure – recent advances and various aids used for diagnosis –
Orofacial dental pain emergencies: endodontic diagnosis and management
Case selection and treatment planning
Infection control procedures used in Endodontics (aseptic techniques such as rubber dam, sterilization of instruments etc)
Access cavity preparation – objectives and principles
Endodontic instruments and instrumentation – recent developments, detailed description of hand, rotary, sonic, ultra sonic etc.,
Working length determination / cleaning and shaping of root canal system and recent development in techniques of canal preparation.
Root canal irrigants and intra canal medicaments used including non – surgical Endodontics by calcium hydroxide.
Endodontic microbiology.
Obturating materials, various obturation techniques and recent advances in obturation of root canal.
Traumatic injuries and management – endodontic treatment for young permanent teeth.
Pediatric Endodontics – treatment of immature apex.
Endodontic surgeries, recent developments in techniques and devices, endoosscous
Endodontic implants – biology of bone and wound healing.
Endoperio interrelationship, endo + Perio lesion and management
Drugs and chemicals used in Endodontics
Endo emergencies and management.
Restoration of endodontically treated teeth, recent advances.
Geriatric Endodontics
Endo emergencies and management
Biologic response of pulp to various restorative materials and operative procedures.
Lasers in Endodontics.
Multidisciplinary approach to endodontics situations.
Endodontics radiology – digital technology in endodontics practice.
Local anesthesia in endodontics.
Procedural errors in endodontics and their management.
Endodontics failures and retreatment.
Resorptions and its management.
Microscopes in endodontics.
Single visit endodontics, current concepts and controversies.
Paper III:
1. Descriptive and Analysing type question.
- Teacher: Krithika Krithika
- Teacher: PRIYANKA L.S