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What relationship must the denture function in?
Harmonious relationship between the mechanical and the biologic
What stage is a critical phase of complete denture care when evaluating the relationship between mechanical and biologic?
The wax trial denture stage
What is a significant appointment for successful complete denture treatment?
Trial placement
What attitude should a dentist approach the trial placement appointment?
Errors may exist in all areas
The steps that convert dentures to acrylic resin may do what?
Limit the possibility of further corrections
What is the trial denture?
A preliminary arrangement of denture teeth that has been prepared for placement into the patient’s mouth to evaluate esthetics and maxillomandibular relationships
What is trial placement?
process of placing a trial denture into the patient’s mouth for evaluation
What are waxs occlusion rims?
Crude approximations of positions of artificial teeth
What are contours?
Arbitrary
How are shapes and size of teeth selected?
Based on anatomic averages (are estimates)
What is important to patient and dentist?
Trial denture evaluation
What question does the trial denture evaluation help answer?
“Do we have the correct teeth in the correct locations?”
What might be necessary during a clinical evaluation?
A checklist for the steps
What should you use inside the trial bases?
Denture adhesive powder
What should you clinically evaluate in trial dentures?
- occlusal vertical dimension
- centric occlusion
- midline, vertical and horizontal overlap
- occlusal plane
- buccal corridor
- phonetics
- overall esthetics
How should you assess occlusal vertical dimension?
- numerous methods suggested
- all methods are unscientific
- should assess using a combination of methods for more accuracy
What is the OVD assessment in physiologic rest position?
Normally 2-4mm space between teeth when mandible is in physiologic rest position
What is the OVD assessment in stretch-relax method?
- dot on nose and chin. Open wide and hold for 20 seconds
- slowly close until lips first touch. Measure distance between dots
- after 10-15 more seconds, close until teeth touch. Measure dots again
What are the difference in measurements in OVD during the stretch-relax method?
“interocclusal distance”
2-4mm average
What is the swallow relax method in OVD assessment?
- Pnt is asked to swallow then relax. Teeth contact while swallowing, then separate upon relaxing
Note: teeth should not be in contact at physiologic rest position
How to determine the closest speaking space?
- rapid speech of sibilant sounds “sixty six, san francisco, kansas city chiefs, salt lake city, cincinnati”
- should be no contact of max. and mandib. teeth when speaking
How should you perform the OVD assessment?
“Just look at it”