Cariology and Preventive

therapies -----DSPC 316

 Philosophy of Course----
(DSPC 316)

•This course is designed to bring to the

students current knowledge and trends in

Cariology (Dental Caries) and evidence

based Preventive Strategies to control

Various Aspects to be covered

Introduction to dental caries.

Classification of dental caries.

Etiology of dental caries.

Microbiology of dental caries.

Epidemiology of dental caries

Sugars substitutes, saliva and dental caries

Dental plaque

 Diet, nutrition and dental caries

 Course Specifications

• Two Credit Hours (Lectures only)

Pre-Requisite Course DSDS

221 Oral Biology
 Course Objectives

Understand the classification of dental caries

Understand the etiology of dental caries
Understand the microbiology of dental caries
Understand the epidemiology of dental caries
Understand the role of diet and nutrition in
dental caries
 Course Objectives

- Understand types of sugars substitutes

- Understand the role of saliva in dental caries
- Understand time determinants of dental caries
- Understand implications of secular trends in
dental caries
- Understand the association between
plaque and dental caries
- Understand the factors associated with
root caries
 Course Design

• The initial lectures shall be spent in

providing the students with the concept
of Dental Caries and its aetiology. The
course later discusses past practice and
the contemporary practice of dealing
with dental caries. Towards the later
part new concepts for Dental Caries
along with the evidence based practice
for prevention of dental caries shall be
discussed.
 List of Topics

 Introduction to the course

 Introduction to dental caries
 Classification of dental caries
 
 Aetiology of dental caries (2 lectures)
 Microbiology of dental caries
 Saliva and dental caries
 Plaque
 Diet ,nutrition and sugar substitutes
 Epedemiology of Dental Caries
 Measuring Dental Caries
 Pathology of Dental Caries
 Forms of Caries
 Diagnosis of caries
 Recent advances in diagnosis of caries
 Pit and fissure sealants
 Flourides and dental caries
 Caries Risk Assessment and Cariogram
 Diet Assessment
 Diet Counselling
 Preventive strategies fot dental caries
 Minimal intervention for caries
 The course shall describe

• Dental Caries
• Microbiology including bacteria
responsible for caries.
• Various types of Dental caries
• Classifications and variations
• Reasons including diet factors
 Later on

• New trends and concepts in Dental

Caries
• Various ways of preventing Dental Caries
• Evidence based practice for preventing
dental caries
 Aetiology of Dental Caries

• Caries diagram
 Tooth decay or Dental Caries
Dental Caries results from
• Bacteria found in plaque
• Sugary foods and drinks
• Improper or neglected
tooth brushing
Bacteria present in the PLAQUE inside the mouth
.turn food (sugar) on the teeth into ACID
 Towards the end

• Recent preventive modalities for

prevention of Dental Caries
• New concepts like Minimally Invasive
Dentistry
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