Complete Dentures

Question 1

first clinical visit for complete denture

Answer 1

upper and lower preliminary alginate impressions

Question 2

Preliminary casts - step and what material used?

Answer 2

2nd step - plaster is used which can generate the anatomy

Question 3

where do you want tissue release/ adaption aka release cuts

what are the purposes

Answer 3

Buccal, lingual, and labial frenums
enable the tray to adapt to the muco-buccal fold areas without a rebound in some other area
(4 total)

Question 4

metal trey smoothing with?

Answer 4

buffalo knife

Question 5

plastic disposable trey smoothing with?

Answer 5

acrylic burs

Question 6

alternative method to processing a denture and technique/steps?

Answer 6

digital cad cam - same first three steps

Question 7

clinical visit 1 - then what lab before clinical 2

Answer 7

1. Preliminary impression followed by lab step 1 of bead, box, pouring and fabricating custom trsy

Question 8

clinical visit 2 - then what lab before clinical 3

Answer 8

Final impressions- then next lab step is bead, box, and pouring fabricated record bases and occlusal rims

Question 9

clinical visit 3 - then what lab before clinical 4

Answer 9

Intermaxillary records (3) then the next lab step is tooth set up

Question 10

clinical visit 4 - then what lab before clinical 5

Answer 10

TRIAL DENTURE - Tooth try in followed by lab processing, and preparing for a patient remount

Question 11

clinical visit 5

Answer 11

insertion - followed by whatever adjustments need to be made