Specialization in:

Therapies for the functionally disturbed masticatory system
with Prosthetics as the point of main effort

The goal of this subject of specialization, Therapy of the functionally disturbed masticatory organ with Prosthetics as the point of main effort is to give the student profound interdisciplinary, yet specialized and application-based scientific and practical knowledge.

Diagnostic work-up and a well prepared documentation of the patient after function-oriented
preliminary treatment will be followed by definitive rehabilitation of the masticatory organ.
The main purpose is to confront the student with the most recent research results on interdisciplinary cooperation between specific sub-specialties within dentistry and
the potential necessity of final prosthetic rehabilitation .

Special emphasis will be given to interdisciplinary networking and team work between
specialties as a result of such networking. This applies to the interdisciplinary specialties
of dentistry, including orthodontics, oral surgery and periodontology, as well as interdisciplinary
networking with other medical specialties such as maxillofacial surgery, psychology,
psychiatry and physiotherapy.

Another important aspect of the course concerns the integration of dental technicians,
who will be actively involved in planning and therapy within the laboratory. One of the goals
is to promote the management of interdisciplinary cooperative work by creating teams within
the course.

Theoretical and practical aspects of the course "Therapy of the functionally disturbed masticatory organ with Prosthetics as the point of main effort"
Interdisciplinary cooperation during the course
The common occlusal concept
The interdisciplinary team and the groups to be constituted from the team
Orthodontic pre-treatment in specific cases
Strategic implantation in spaced dentition
Accompanying physiotherapy
Periodontal surgery measures
Final prosthetic rehabilitation
Close-fitting prosthetic rehabilitation
Restoration of the individual tooth
Quadrant restoration
Restoration of the upper front teet
Restoration of the lower front teeth
Rehabilitation of the canines
Removable treatment measures for spaced teeth
Definition of spaced teeth
Diagnostic parameters
Planning the bearing and supporting elements
Planning large and small connectors
Biomechanics of removable treatment measures
Alternatives for planning spaced dentition with EDP
Deciding about the bearing and supporting elements
Mobility of the teeth
Development of correct clasp profiles
Deciding about telescope crowns and tapered crowns
Determining the resilience of the resting seat for the prosthesis
Treatment of the edentulous mouth
Diagnostics in total prosthetics
Lateral X-ray - the vertical dimension
Preliminary treatment in total prosthetics
Definitive therapy
	Dental casts
	Primary determination of relation
	Producing individual bite spoons
	Individual casts
	Bite registration
	Fitting in the teeth
	Esthetics - Phonetics - Occlusion - Articulation
Integration; Instructing the patient
Re-mounting
Maintenance
Implant prosthetics
Prosthetic priority in the planning procedure
Occlusion and the availability of bone
Imaging procedures and the articulator
Prosthetic concepts
The special prosthetic patient
Tumor patients in prosthetic rehabilitation
Prosthetics for severe dysgnathia
Prosthetics for multiple aplasia
Prosthetics in the patient with psychic problems
Goal of the Core Curriculum:
After the specialization course has been concluded, the examination module will be held in Krems. It will include a final presentation of all treated cases and a discussion of these. There will be a written and oral final examination. The students may start to work on their Master's thesis during the course.