Oral Physiology

1.1 Scope and clinical relevance

1.2 Control systems overview

2.1 Anatomy and histology (functional anatomy)

2.2 Mechanism of salivary secretion

2.3 Composition of saliva

2.4 Functions of saliva (high-yield)

2.5 Regulation of salivary secretion

2.6 Salivary flow rates and measurement (intro)

2.7 Salivary dysfunction (clinical correlation)

3.1 Functional anatomy

3.2 Chewing cycle and movements

3.3 Neural control of mastication

3.4 Efficiency of mastication

3.5 Clinical correlations

4.1 Phases of swallowing

4.2 Swallowing reflex control

4.3 Protective mechanisms during swallowing

4.4 Clinical correlations

5.1 Components of speech

5.2 Role of oral structures in articulation

5.3 Dental relevance

6.1 Taste buds and receptors

6.2 Primary taste modalities

6.3 Neural pathways of taste

6.4 Factors affecting taste

6.5 Clinical correlations

7.1 Olfactory receptors and pathway (intro)

7.2 Retronasal olfaction (flavor)

8.1 Sensory modalities in oral cavity

8.2 Orofacial pain physiology (intro–moderate)

8.3 Reflexes

8.4 Clinical correlation

9.1 Oral mucosal barrier

9.2 Healing and repair in oral mucosa (intro)

9.3 Clinical correlations

10.1 Saliva–diet–biofilm interactions (overview)

10.2 Edentulism and oral function

10.3 Geriatric considerations (intro)