Design principles for RPD's Flashcards

1
Q

What are the reasons for it to be advantageous for the clinician to design the denture for the patient? (4 points)

A

Clinicians have seen the patient:

  • Tooth coniditon
  • Periodontal condition
  • Motivation
  • Cost
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2
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We must always consider alternative treatments to dentures. What are examples of these? (3 points)

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  • No active treatment
  • Fixed prosthesis (co nventional, resin-bonded)
  • Implants
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3
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What is the process of designing a denture? (7 points)

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  1. Saddles
  2. Support
  3. Retention
  4. Indirect retention
  5. Bracing
  6. Connectors
  7. Review and simplify
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4
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What is meant by ‘saddles’?

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  • The teeth being replaced
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5
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What is Kennedy class 1?

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  • Bilateral free-end saddle
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6
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What is kennedy class II?

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Unilateral free-end saddle

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7
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What is Kennedy class III?

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  • Bounded saddle
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8
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What is Kennedy class IV?

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  • Anterior bounded saddle crossing the midline
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9
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What is meant by ‘support’?

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  • The resistance of the denture to occlusally directed load
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10
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What is class 1 Craddock’s classification?

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Tooth borne

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11
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What is class 2 Craddock’s classification?

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  • Mucosa borne
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12
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What is class 3 Craddock’s classification?

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Tooth and mucosa borne

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13
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What is meant by ‘retention’?

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  • Resistance of the denture to vertical displacement (lifting away from the tissues)
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14
Q

What are different methods of retention? (6 points)

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  • Clasps
  • Soft tissue undercuts
  • Adhesion (maxillary plates)
  • Friction (guide-planes)
  • Path of insertion
  • Precision attackments/implants
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15
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What is ‘indirect retention’?

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  • Resistance to rotational displacement

- (do you have things on both sides of the axis of rotation)

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16
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What is meant by ‘reciprocation’?

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  • Prevents a clasp arm moving the clasped tooth
17
Q

What do major connectors do?

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  • Connect all the components
18
Q

What do minor connectors do?

A
  • Connects rests, clasps and bracing arms
19
Q

What are 3 examples of major connects?

A
  • Bar
  • Horseshoe
  • Plate
20
Q

What features can give direct retention? (5 points)

A
  • Clasps
  • Engaging soft tissue undercuts
  • Hydrostatic pressure
  • Path of insertion
  • Muscle control (need for complete dentures)
21
Q

When placing indirect retention what should you look for?

A
  • Look at retention and look for rotation - see if support negates this