Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University
THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY DEPARTMENT
List of questions for the final control of knowledge and skills for second-year English-speaking students
(differentiated exam)
Module 1: "The structure of the teeth and cavity preparation"
Content module № 1. "Anatomical histological clinical and topographical features of the structure of the teeth".
1. Preventive dentistry as basic dental discipline, its sections, the relationship with other disciplines. Tasks and objectives
of preclinical course.
2. Historical stages of development of therapeutic dentistry. The contribution of Ukrainian scientists in its development.
3. Histological structure, chemical composition, physiological characteristics of enamel.
4. The concept of structural and functional enamel resistance.
5. Histological structure, chemical composition, physiological characteristics of dentin. The concept of primary, secondary
and tertiary dentin.
6. Histological structure, chemical composition, physiological characteristics of cementum.
7. The structure of tooth pulp, its functions. Changes in the pulp, and age-related diseases.
8. The structure of periodontal ligament, its function. Age and pathological processes in periodontal ligament.
9. Periodontium: concept, structure.
10. Saliva, oral fluid: contents, properties, functions.
11. Tooth notation (dental formula): Palmer system, FDI, Universal system.
12. Signs of teeth: crown angle, curvature crown, root deviation, contact surfaces.
13. Clinical and anatomical features of the structure of the incisors of upper and lower jaw.
14. Clinical and anatomical features of the structure of the canines and premolars of upper and lower jaw.
15. Clinical and anatomical features of the structure of the molars of upper and lower jaw.
16. Anatomical and physiological features of the structure of individual sections of the oral mucosa: lips, cheeks, gums,
mouth floor, transition folds, hard and soft palate, tongue.
Content module № 2. "Cavity Preparation".
1. Organization and equipment of dental office: hygienic and ergonomic requirements.
2. Occupational safety dentist. Occupational diseases and their prevention. Safety in the dental office.
3. Modern equipment of dental office. Types of drills. Universal dental units, chairs.
4. Dental instruments for examination and treatment of the patient, the purpose and features of their using.
5. Types of dental handpieces.
6. Instruments for preparation and filling of carious cavities. Dental drills: varieties, sizes and materials of their
manufacturing.
7. Classification of cavities by Black, their localization, options for each class, atypical cavities.
8. Principles of preparation of cavities: deontological, anesthetic, biological feasibility, technical rationality, maintaining
periodontal tissues.
9. What causes pain during the preparation of dental hard tissues and their solutions. The concept of the mode of
preparation.
10. Stages of classical preparation of cavities, their features and tools.
11. Features of class I cavity preparation.
12. Features of class II cavity preparation depending on the localization, presence or absence of the adjacent tooth.
13. Features of class III cavity preparation depending on the location, presence or absence of the adjacent tooth.
14. Features of class IV cavity preparation depending on the location, presence or absence of the adjacent tooth.
15. Features of class V cavity preparation.
16. Features of cavity preparation for modern composite materials.
17. Micropreparation (MI-therapy): indications, especially of the advantages and disadvantages.
18. ART cavity preparation (non-invasive): indications, especially of the advantages and disadvantages.
19. The tunnel method of cavity preparation: indications, features, possible complications.
Module 2: "Filling materials and endodontics"
Content module № 3. "Filling materials".
1. Classification of filling materials.
2. Materials for temporary fillings and hermetic dressings: requirements, composition, properties, manipulation and
indications.
3. Temporary filling materials and hermetic bandage. Definition. Manipulation.
4. Therapeutic liners: groups, composition, properties, indications, technique of using.
5. Classification of dental cements.
6. Zinc-phosphate cement: composition, properties, indications, technique of mixing.
7. Isolation of a pulp: the concept. Types of isolating liners: lining and base liners. Materials for pulp isolation:
composition, properties, indications, technique of using.
8. Silico-phosphate cements, their composition, properties, indications, technique of mixing and filling.
9. Silicate cements, their composition, properties, indications, technique of mixing and filling.
10. Glass ionomer cements, their composition, properties, indications, technique of mixing and filling.
11. The concept of a contact point during cavity filling, its value in periodontal pathology, recovery methods, the choice of
filling material.
12. Silver amalgam: composition, positive and negative properties, indications, technique of mixing and filling, grinding
and polishing of amalgam.
13. Classification of composite filling materials. Composition and properties, indications for use.
14. Etching (air conditioning): purpose, means and methods of carry out. Possible errors and complications.
15. Adhesion. Definition. Types of adhesive systems.
16. The mechanism of adhesion of composite filling materials of chemical curing. Adhesive systems: structure, principles
of interaction with the tooth, the technique of applying.
17. Characteristic of adhesive systems of 5, 6 and 7 generations. Features of using. The concept of the smear layer, hybrid
zone, the collapse of collagen fibers.
18. Macrofilled composite filling materials: characteristics, indications, filling technique, features of grinding and
polishing.
19. Microfilled and hybrid composite filling materials: comparative characteristics, indications, filling technique, features
of grinding and polishing.
20. Light curing lamps: physical and technical characteristics. Safety during work with them.
21. Filling materials for filling of fissure (fissure sealants): types, properties, and manipulation.
22. Compomers: composition, properties, indications for use. Technique of clinical using.
Content module № 4. "Endodontics".
1. Endodontics, definition. Topographical and anatomical endodontic terms and manipulation.
2. A modern endodontic instruments for cleaning, expansion and root canal obturation: classification, function, application
rules. ISO standardization.
3. Anatomic and topographic features of the structure of pulp cavity and root canals of incisors of the upper and lower
jaws.
4. Anatomic and topographic features of the structure of the tooth cavity and root canals of canines of upper and lower
jaws.
5. Anatomic and topographic features of the structure of the tooth cavity and root canals of premolars of upper and lower
jaws.
6. Anatomic and topographic features of the structure of the tooth cavity and root canals of molars of the upper and lower
jaws.
7. Cavity trepanation of incisors: indications, features, steps, equipment, tools, errors and complications.
8. Cavity trepanation of canines: indications, features, steps, equipment, tools, errors and complications.
9. Cavity trepanation of premolars: features, stages, equipment, tools, errors and complications.
10. Cavity trepanation of molars: features, stages, equipment, tools, errors and complications.
11. Method of applying of devitalized paste: tools, therapeutic medicines, errors and complications. The concept of
hermetic bandage.
12. Amputation, extirpation and removal of putride mass from the pulp: tools, features of carry out. Possible errors and
complications.
13. The preparation of root canals. Instrumental technique of root canal treatment by methods of "Step-beck" and "Crowndown" technique.
14. The preparation of root canals. Instruments for shaping of root canals with rotary instruments: the types of handpieces,
endodontic instruments. Adaptations to remove damaged fragments of root canal instruments.
15. Antiseptic treatment of root canals: instruments, medicines, modern techniques.
16. Chemical expansion of the root canal: medicines, features of carry out. Possible complications. Preparing of canals to
obturation.
17. Classification of materials for root canal filling. Requirements for their comparative characteristics.
18. The concept of sealers and fillers. Their types and purpose.
19. Non-hardening filling materials for root canals, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory pastes: indications for use,
methods and stages of canal filling.
20. Plastic hardening materials for root canal obturation. Groups, positive and negative properties, indications for use.
21. Hard material (points and cones) for root canal obturation. Varieties, positive and negative qualities. Modern
technologies of their general characteristics.
22. Features of endodontic treatment in instrumental un-passable root canals. Mummification and impregnation:
indications, medicines for their carry out, methods. Possible complications.
23. Depophoresis: indications for carry out, technique, possible complications.
24. Features of preparation and filling of damaged of vital and devital teeth, atypical cavities. Parapulpal and intracanal
cones: their types, indications of using.
Acting head of
Therapeutic Dentistry Department
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PhD, Associate Professor
Shinkaruk-Dykovytska M.M.