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Bite-block fabrication and manipulation of gypsum. Arbitrary mounting of bite blocks on articulators. Setting teeth to bilateral balanced occlusion. Fabrication of the wax trial denture.

Retention, stability and support. Aesthetics and preservation of residual structure, parts and surfaces and how its form achieves the goals of fabrication. Bite registration, the scope of prosthetic dentistry and introduction to the dental laboratory, goals of complete denture fabrication, the complete denture, concept of occlusion in complete dentures. Impressions, record blocks and their significance. Face-bows, articulators, and transfer of records to articulators, setting teeth and the trial appointment, denture processing.

Fabrication of partial and complete acrylic complete and temporary partial dentures from impressions to review). Use of facebow and articulators in transferring and mounting records. Surveying casts and designing metal frameworks (performed). Casting of metal frameworks (observed). Fabrication of maxillary obturators (observed). Fabrication of occlusal appliances (observed). Filling out of laboratory request forms.

Considerations during treatment of primary teeth. Treatment options for primary and young permanent teeth. Indications for extraction and types of space maintainers and space retainers. Caries as an environmental disease and its impact on prevention of caries. Role of oral hygiene, diet, fluoride and new restorative materials in the prevention of caries. Risk assessment in the management and prevention of dental caries. Prevention of other conditions in paediatric dentistry (trauma to teeth, medical emergencies.). Dental therapeutics, exodontia in primary and young permanent teeth, pulp therapy including in direct and direct pulp capping. Pulpotomy, pulpectomy, apexification and apexogenesis. Trauma management. Management 247 of space problems. Prevention of dental caries in the child, oral hygiene, diet. Prevention of caries, fluoride and restorative materials. Risk assessment in dentistry. Medical emergencies.

Description of adequate diagnostic images and analysis of abnormal findings. Steps in analysis of intraosseous lesions. Radiology in detection of dental caries, and alternate diagnostic tools. Radiology in periodontal diseases detection and therapy. Imaging features of cysts and benign tumours. Imaging features of other bone diseases. Imaging features of malignant diseases. Imaging features of salivary gland diseases. Imaging features of paranasal sinuses and TMJ diseases. Imaging features of dental and craniofacial anomalies.

The skin. Functional anatomy, temperature regulations, abnormalities of temperature regulation. Metabolism, factors regulating metabolism, conditions for measuring basal metabolic rate. Compartmentalization and composition of body fluids. Physiologic anatomy of the kidney, renal circulation and autoregulation. Glomerular filtration. Tubular transport. Urine formation, counter-current system. Water volume and ionic regulation. Acid-base balance. Micturition. Abnormalities of renal function.

Performing the literature search. The concept note. The introduction. Topic selection and framing. Elucidating clear aims and objectives. The literature review. The methodology. Questionnaire development and data abstraction. Analysis of data and presentation of results. The discussion.

Drugs acting on the respiratory system. Asthma and anti-asthmatics. Pathophysiology. Types (chronic asthma, status asthmaticus), classes of anti-asthmatics (B2-adrenergic agonists, methylxanthines, muscarinic receptor antagonists, adrenal corticosteroids, cromolyn, leukotriene modulators, monoclonal antibodies). Basic pharmacology of anti-asthmatic drugs. bronchodilator drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs. Oxygen therapy. Advantages of inhalational therapy in management of asthma. Mechanism of action, adverse effects, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, rapidity of onset of actions, preference of certain drugs in certain situations bronchodilator drugs. Drug-induced pulmonary disorders. Cough. Antitussives. Expectorants. Mucolytics. Respiratory stimulants.

Physiologic anatomy of respiratory apparatus. Brief review of relevant gas laws. Lung volumes. Mechanics of breathing. Gas diffusion through alveoli, capillary membrane. Pulmonary circulation, ventilation perfusion ratio. O2 and CO2 transport. Control of respiration, hypoxias, O2 treatment, abnormal types of breathing. Altitude and depth acclimatization. Respiratory adjustments in health and disease. Aerospace physiology. Deep sea diving. 193

Introduction to dental materials. Basic requirements and general properties of dental materials. Gypsum products. Dental waxes. Dental impression materials. Polymers and polymerisation. Metals used in dentistry. Casting and investment procedures. Denture base materials. Elastomeric impression materials. Dental cements. Cavity liners. Bases and varnishes. Dental amalgam. Bonding. Tooth-coloured filling materials. Root canal sealants. Ceramics.