1. Interim / Immediate Dentures Flashcards
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What is an interim denture?
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In the 6 months that a patient wears an interim denture, a lot of bone loss will occur. What does this mean for the maintenance of the interim denture?
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What type of patient scenario is an interim denture good for?
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What is an immediate denture?
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Does an immediate denture require a soft tissue reline?
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What type of patient scenario is an immediate denture good for?
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What is a conventional denture and when is it made?
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When making an interim denture, what needs to be done after the wax boil out stage before packing?
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In the clinic, when does a code get moved to complete?
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When does a patient pay for a removable prosthesis?
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Does an interim promote better healing and better ridge form?
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Interim dentures prevent the collapse of what?
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How does an interim denture provide a guide for VDO?
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What are 6 challenges of interim dentures?
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What are four contraindications for interim dentures?
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Dentures rest on ______.
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Since dentures rest on movable and displaceable living tissue, what is important for the impression making process?
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Is the retromolar pad found on the maxilla or mandible?
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Is the hamular notch found on the maxilla or the mandible?
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What two things do radiographs show you when you are doing treatment planning and data collection?
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What are five things to look at in the oral examination when doing treatment planning for a denture?
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When looking at the ridge and alveolar contours, look for ______ and _______.
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Describe the keratinization of the soft tissue in a patient with severe bone loss.
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What are the muscle attachments that need to be captured in the impressions for a denture patient? What happens if these attachments are not in the right place?
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What are 5 considerations with the alveolar ridge when doing an oral examination for a denture patient?
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What do you need to be looking for when analyzing the occlusal plane in a denture patient oral exam?
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Making a denture requires the same principles of prepping teeth for a ______.
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How long does a typical denture last and insurance covers it?
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What are the general 7 sequences of steps for interim and immediate denture appointments?
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How do you know whether or not you can do face bow and bite registrations at the same appointment as when the final impressions are made with the custom tray?
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What RPM is used for acrylic burs?
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What RPM is used for polishing points?
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What is the two pour technique for making initial casts?
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When doing the wax block out for custom trays, how many sheets are used over teeth and how many sheets are used over edentulous areas for ALGINATE impressions?
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When doing the wax block out for custom trays, how many sheets are used over teeth and how many sheets are used over edentulous areas for POLYETHER impressions?
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When doing the wax block out for custom trays, how many sheets are used over teeth and how many sheets are used over edentulous areas for PVS impressions?
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What is the name of the adhesive used for aliginate impressions with custom trays?
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How much land area do you need for the final casts?
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Can you have a horseshoe shaped cast?
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Within how long do you need to pour alginate impressions and separate casts?
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What can you do if the patient has tripodized stops?
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What if your patient does not have tripodized stops?
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What does the Facebow Record record?
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Is the facebow the same thing as making a CR or MIP record?
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Where does the outline of record bases include on the cast?
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What can be added to help with retention of record bases?
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Triad adaptation in record bases is similar to ______ to provide stability of Triad.
