Exam 4 CH 54 The Edentulous Patient

Question 1

Term; A rare condition characterized by congenital absence of all teeth, primary and permanent?

Answer 1

Anodontia

Question 2

Term; A complete removable dental prosthesis that replaces the entire dentition and associated structures of the maxilla or mandible?

Answer 2

Complete denture

Question 3

Term; A complete denture fabricated for placement immediately following the removal of a natural tooth/teeth and/or other surgical preparation of the dental arches?

Answer 3

Immediate denture

Question 4

Term; A removable denture that covers and is partially supported by one or more remaining natural teeth, roots, and/or dental implants and the soft tissue of the residue alveolar ridge; also called overlay denture?

Answer 4

Overdenture

Question 5

Term; Bony projection extending beyond the normal contour of a bony surface?

Answer 5

Exostosis

Question 6

Term; Any prosthesis supported and retained in part or whole by dental implants?

Answer 6

Implant prosthesis

Question 7

Bony enlargement located over the midline of the palate?

Answer 7

Torus Palatinus

Question 8

Bony mass generally located on the lingual in the region of the premolars?

Answer 8

Torus Mandibularis

Question 9

T/F Mandibular bone loss is 4x greater than Max. bone loss.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Lesion appears as a group of closely arranged, pebble-shaped, red, edematous projections?

Answer 10

Papillary Hyperplasia

Question 11

Long-standing chronic inflammatory tissue appears in single or multiple enlongated folds related to the border of an ill-fitting denture?

Answer 11

EpulisFissuratum

Question 12

Papillary Hyperplasia is located at the?

Answer 12

Palate, rarely outside the confines of the bony ridges

Question 13

Denture Hygiene Care?

Answer 13

• Clean dentures after each meal
• Cleansing solutions must be changed daily
• Brush to clean and manage
• Leave dentures out while sleeping

Question 14

Sensory changes with dentures?

Answer 14

• Tactile Sense: Signals how hard to chew and when to stop biting, is lost due to absence of perio ligaments and sensitivity to small objects may be diminished
• Taste: Food has a diff taste, taste buds on tongue not affected, taste buds on palate are ineffective, and dentures may develop thick odoriferous biofilm.

Question 15

Bone changes with dentures?

Answer 15

Alveolar ridge remodeling may led to the following:

• loss of denture support
• loss of facial height and lip support
• increased prominence of the chin
• temporomandibular joint manifestions
• occlusal disharmony

Question 16

Tissue changes with dentures?

Answer 16

-Tissue reaction: thinning of the mucosa, sub-mucosa, and the epithelium with an absence of keratinization and another may have normal keratinization or hyperkeratinization