91617 - Maxillofacial Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment Principles

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the elective course, students will be able to:
- Understand the diagnostic and treatment issues inherent to the various branches of maxillofacial pathology and master the methods of applying new technologies to these pathologies.
- Identify and propose the application of the most appropriate diagnostic tool and treatment method to a given pathology.
- Critically analyze functional issues related to neoplastic, malformative and trauma pathology of the face.
- Communicate with the medical community the principles of diagnosis and treatment proposed for the pathologies addressed in the course.

Course contents

This module serves as an introduction to the technological topics covered in the elective course and addresses the diagnosis and treatment principles of the main maxillofacial conditions:

- Benign and malignant tumors of the face and facial skeleton;

- Facial and craniofacial malformations;

- Dentofacial deformities and dento-skeletal malocclusions;

- Facial trauma;

- Facial infections of odontogenic and non-odontogenic origin.

Readings/Bibliography

Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Michael Miloro, G. E. Ghali, Peter E. Larsen, Peter Waite

  • Ed. Springer
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    Trattato di patologia chirurgica maxillo-facciale

    SICMF Società Italiana di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale

    Ed. Minerva Medica

     

    Emerging Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Arash Khojasteh, Ashraf F. Ayoub, Nasser Nadjmi
  • Ed. Springer (2023)

    Teaching methods

    DIGITAL MEDIA, MOVIES, SIMULATORS, ANATOMICAL MODELS FROM 3D PRINTING

    Assessment methods

    The student who demonstrates, during the course, an exhaustive understanding of the topics covered, ability to make autonomous choices of critical analysis and linking, mastery of specific terminology and argumentation skills will be judged to have passed the course. No examination is required.

    Attendance at least 75 percent of the lectures is required to pass the course.

    Teaching tools

    DIGITAL WORKSTATION

    Office hours

    See the website of Giovanni Badiali