CCMAS Course Search

Measurements of physical properties of dental materials in the dental laboratory. Physical and chemical tests of materials such as knoop’s hardness test. Manipulation of materials used in dentistry, mixing of cements, mixing impression materials.

Endocrinology structure, function and molecular mechanism of action of steroid, thyroid and polypeptide hormones. Xenobiotics and forensic biochemistry. Detoxification mechanisms, metabolism of foreign compounds. Induction of microsomal enzymes and drug resistance. medico-legal, blood, urine and sweat test. Recent development in forensic techniques. Basic concept of aging, metabolic processes and aging, apoptosis, concept, pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic), role of oxidative stress in ageing, biochemical functions of nervous systems, neurotransmitters, biosynthesis and breakdown, diseases affecting the nervous tissues, muscles action. Biochemical and molecular concept, control. Metabolism of drugs and other foreign compounds. Cytochrome P450 and its isozymes microsomal enzymes in drugs metabolism and the toxicological consequences. The structure of biological membrane transport and diseases. Retroviruses, molecular basis and involvement in cancer. AIDS, biochemistry of the viruses, spread, detection, drug treatment and other. Cancer proto- oncogenes and oncogenes. Biochemical features of tropical disease. Gene rearrangement in Burkett’s lymphoma and other disease, genetic regulation of metabolism, the operon concept, induction and repression. Review of current biochemical topics.

Introduction to maxillofacial prostheses. Managing temporomandibular disorders. Implants in maxillofacial prosthetics.

Differential diagnosis of congenital swellings of the oro-facial region. Clefts, associated syndromes, and its management. Vascular and lymphatic lesions of the oro-facial region and 253 their management. Other syndromes and anomaliesj of importance in dentistry. Pre-prosthetic surgery and implantology. Surgical orthodontics.

Causes and clinical approach to syndromes. Syndromes associated with the defects in the mandible and maxilla. Syndromes associated with connective tissue pathologies. Specific diseases of the tongue. Specific diseases of the lips.

Benign bone pathologies. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs. Diseases of the skin. Diseases of the nerves. 242

Development of cardiovascular system, integumentary system, respiratory system, digestive system, urogenital system, nervous system. Developmental anomalies and their clinical syndromes.

Cardiovascular system. Skin, gland of the skin. Structure of the nails and hair. Respiratory system. Digestive system. Neurological system. Musculo-skeletal system. Urinary and genital systems. Electron micrograph studies of each organ.

Cardiovascular system. Hypertension. Atherosclerosis. Ischaemic heart disease. Hypertensive heart disease. Valvular heart disease. Heart failure. Cardiomyopathies. Congenital heart disease. Pericarditis. Cardiac tumours. Lymphoreticular system. Acute and chronic lymphadenitis. Lymphoid hyperplasia. Lymphomas. Hyperimmune. Malaria. Splenomegaly syndrome. Other causes of splenomegaly. Respiratory System. COLDs. Restrictive lung disease (pneumoconiosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). Tuberculosis. Pneumonia. Respiratory distress syndromes (neonatal/adult). Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary hypertension. Respiratory failure. Lung tumours. Upper respiratory infections (common cold, pharyngitis, croup, epiglottitis, otitis media). Childhood 218 malignancies. Retinoblastoma. Neuroblastoma. Nephroblastoma. Medulloblastoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. GIT system. Oral cancer. Dental caries. Sialoadenitis. Salivary gland tumours. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Achalasia cardia. Hiatus Hernia. Oesophagitis. Oesophageal cancer. Gastritis. Peptic ulcer. Hypertrophic gastropathy. Gastric cancer. Malabsorption. Inflammatory bowel disease. Hirschprung disease. Appendicitis. Intestinal polyps. Colorectal cancer. Hepatobiliary/Pancreas. Hepatitis, yellow fever. Lassa fever. Alcoholic liver disease. Metabolic liver disease. Cirrhosis. Liver tumours. Primary biliary cirrhosis. Sclerosing cholangitis. Cholelithiasis. Cholecystitis. Pancreatitis. Pancreatic tumours. Endocrine System. Diabetes mellitus. Islet tumours of the pancreas. Hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism. Thyroiditis. Thyroid tumours. Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN). Pituitary and adrenal disorders.

Male genitalia. Congenital anomalies (epispadias, phimosis, posterior urethral valve), cryptorchidism, orchitis, ambiguous genitalia, testicular tumours, BPH, prostate cancer. Female genitalia. Congenital anomalies (abnormalities of Mullerian duct fusion), PID, vulval dystrophy, vulva/vaginal cancer, CIN, cervical cancer, endometriosis, endometritis, endometrial hyperplasia, uterine tumours, ovarian cysts, ovarian tumours, pre-eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic diseases. Breast, inflammatory disorders (acute mastitis, mammary duct ectasia, fat necrosis, granulomatous mastitis), benign epithelial lesions (fibrocystic change, proliferative breast disease), gynaecomastia, breast tumours. Urinary system, renal cysts, glomerulonephritis, tubulo-interstitial nephritides, obstructive uropathy, nephropathy associated with malaria and other infections and infestations. 230 thrombotic microangiopathies, congenital anomalies, renal tumours, cystitis, bladder cancer. Musculoskeletal system, fractures, rickets/osteomalacia, osteoporosis, genetic bone disorders, osteomyelitis, bone tumours, pagets disease, arthritis (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, seronegative arthritis, gout and other crystal arthropathies). Central nervous system, raised intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus, congenital anomalies, stroke, head injuries, intracranial haemorrhage, meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, demyelinating disorders, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s chorea), spongiform encephalopathies, CNS tumours, skin, acute and chronic dermatoses, bullous diseases, verrucae, common skin infections, non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and Kaposi sarcoma), melanoma.