Exam 36: Removable Prosthodontics

On the mandibular, the major connector is a lingual bar.

Which reline will last for a longer time in the denture?

The artificial teeth secured into the denture can be made of either acrylic resin or porcelain.

Which part of the partial denture protects against food impaction by filling the tooth-tissue junctions?

Why are relines necessary?

In the second treatment sequence of the immediate denture, the patient has which of the following?

Which type of prosthesis replaces all the teeth in one arch?

The process of placing a soft material inside the denture to allow irritated tissues to heal is ____________.

Denture adhesives are not needed with a well-fitting denture.

Removable prosthodontics involve as many extraoral as intraoral procedures.

The artificial teeth on a partial or full denture are made of ____________.

In regard to home-care instructions for the patient, advise the patient to keep the denture ________ when not in the mouth.

The part of a partial denture that contacts a tooth to provide vertical and horizontal support is (are) the ____________.

Patients with an overdenture show ________ alveolar bone loss.

Denture polishing is done with: 1) dental lathe 2) rag wheels 3) pumice slurry 4) acrylic burs 5) tripoli

The movement of the mandible from a centric position to a lateral or protrusive position is called ____________.

The patient should have healthy alveolar ridges and oral mucosa when being considered for denture treatment.

The patient requirements for successful treatment in removable prosthodontics include ____________.