DENH 1024 - Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course focuses on the study of the microscopic anatomy of oral tissues and the embryonic development of the face and oral cavity.  Course topics also include the function and morphological characteristics of the teeth with an emphasis on root morphology.  Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program is required.
MnTC Goals
NA

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
1.            Structures/normality in the oral cavity and face and neck regions

2.            Dental terminology

3.            Prenatal development

4.            Development of the face and neck

5.            Abnormal and normal development of orofacial structures

6.            Tooth development, eruption, and shedding of primary and permanent dentition

7.            Cell structures and function

8.            General histology

9.            Tooth development: enamel, dentin, pulp

10.         Periodontium: cementum, alveolar bone, periodontal ligament

11.         Tooth eruption and shedding of primary teeth

12.         Histological features of the temporomandibular joint

13.         Dental charting

14.         Permanent dentition

15.         Deciduous dentition

16.         Occlusion
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

1. identify the divisions of the oral cavity and pharynx.
2. describe the embryonic development of the head, face, and teeth.
3. identify the mechanisms involved in the formation of enamel, dentin, and cementum.
4. describe the components and age changes of pulp.
5. describe root formation and attachment apparatus.
6. identify the sequence of eruption and shedding of teeth.
7. describe the development of clefts and the stage at which they occur.
8. describe the formation and destruction of enamel, dentin, cementum, pulp, bone, and periodontal ligaments.
9. describe the physiologic movement of teeth.
10. describe tooth development and the development of anomalies. 
11. discuss the morphological characteristics of each classification of tooth in the primary and permanent dentition.
12. identify the individual teeth and their characteristics from primary and permanent dentitions. 
13. annotate accurately utilizing the Universal, Palmer, and International systems. 
14. define occlusion, occlusal relationships, and Angle’s classification of malocclusion. 

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