1. Interim / Immediate Dentures

Question 1

7

What is an interim denture?

Question 2

7

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?

Question 3

7

What type of patient scenario is an interim denture good for?

Question 4

7

What is an immediate denture?

Question 5

7

Does an immediate denture require a soft tissue reline?

Question 6

7

What type of patient scenario is an immediate denture good for?

Question 7

7

What is a conventional denture and when is it made?

Question 8

8

When making an interim denture, what needs to be done after the wax boil out stage before packing?

Question 9

10

In the clinic, when does a code get moved to complete?

Question 10

10

When does a patient pay for a removable prosthesis?

Question 11

11

Does an interim promote better healing and better ridge form?

Question 12

11

Interim dentures prevent the collapse of what?

Question 13

11

How does an interim denture provide a guide for VDO?

Question 14

12

What are 6 challenges of interim dentures?

Question 15

13

What are four contraindications for interim dentures?

Question 16

15

Dentures rest on ______.

Question 17

15

Since dentures rest on movable and displaceable living tissue, what is important for the impression making process?

Question 18

16

Is the retromolar pad found on the maxilla or mandible?

Question 19

16

Is the hamular notch found on the maxilla or the mandible?

Question 20

18

What two things do radiographs show you when you are doing treatment planning and data collection?

Question 21

19

What are five things to look at in the oral examination when doing treatment planning for a denture?

Question 22

19

When looking at the ridge and alveolar contours, look for ______ and _______.

Question 23

19

Describe the keratinization of the soft tissue in a patient with severe bone loss.

Question 24

19

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?

Question 25

21

What are 5 considerations with the alveolar ridge when doing an oral examination for a denture patient?

Question 26

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What do you need to be looking for when analyzing the occlusal plane in a denture patient oral exam?

Question 27

24

Making a denture requires the same principles of prepping teeth for a ______.

Question 28

28

How long does a typical denture last and insurance covers it?

Question 29

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What are the general 7 sequences of steps for interim and immediate denture appointments?

Question 30

30

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?

Question 31

31

What RPM is used for acrylic burs?

Question 32

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What RPM is used for polishing points?

Question 33

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What is the two pour technique for making initial casts?

Question 34

37

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?

Question 35

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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?

Question 36

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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?

Question 37

40

What is the name of the adhesive used for aliginate impressions with custom trays?

Question 38

43

How much land area do you need for the final casts?

Question 39

43

Can you have a horseshoe shaped cast?

Question 40

44

Within how long do you need to pour alginate impressions and separate casts?

Question 41

44

What can you do if the patient has tripodized stops?

Question 42

45

What if your patient does not have tripodized stops?

Question 43

47

What does the Facebow Record record?

Question 44

51

Is the facebow the same thing as making a CR or MIP record?

Question 45

53

Where does the outline of record bases include on the cast?

Question 46

53

What can be added to help with retention of record bases?

Question 47

55

Triad adaptation in record bases is similar to ______ to provide stability of Triad.