Lecture 3: Wax Rims-->Setting Teeth Flashcards
___________: The stable simultaneous contact of opposing upper and lower teeth in centric relation position
Bilateral BALANCED Denture Occlusion
How far should the resting lip line rest above the plane of the maxillary wax rim?
1-2mm
_______: A plane established by the inferior border of
the right or left ala of the nose and the superior border of the tragus of both ears.
Camper’s Line aka Ala-Tagus Line
When looking at Campers Line/Ala-Tragus Line you are looking at the _______ aspect of the ALA and the _______ aspect of the TRAGUS.
INFERIOR of ALA and SUPERIOR of TRAGUS
What does the face bow do?
Orientation of maxilla to the terminal hinge axis
How much room for error do we account for when doing an arbitrary hinge axis vs. a TRUE facebow?
6mm
What is the 3rd point of reference on the DENAR facebow?
43mm from incisal edge
The bite-fork of the facebow should go on what structure of the face?
the MIDLINE
CLINIC: What do we do AFTER recording the facebow?
get the VDR and VDO!!
________: is in an upright position and the involved muscles, particularly the elevator and depressor groups, are in equilibrium in tonic contraction, and the condyles are in a neutral, unstrained position
Vertical Dimension of Rest
_______: is the distance measured between two points when occluding members are in contact.
Vertical Dimension of Occlusion
_______: is the difference between VDR and VDO…HOW LARGE SHOULD THIS BE??
2-3mm
What do you instruct the Pt to say before measuring VDR?
“mmm or Emma”
What is the space that exists when the “SS” words are said? How many mm of space should there be during this sound?
Closest Speaking Space…1-2mm
VDR - _____ = Freeway Space (__-__mm)
VDR - VDO = Freeway Space (2-3mm)
Clicking of the teeth is a result of ________ inter-occlusal space.
INADEQUATE
Facial distortion, tense strained appearance are results of ________ inter-occlusal space.
INADEQUATE
Difficulty closing lips and difficultly swallowing are results of _______ inter-occlusal space.
INADEQUATE
BOTH soreness and discomfort under the denture AND increased ridge resorption due to trauma are results of _______ inter-occlusal space.
INADEQUATE
INADEQUATE INTER-OCCLUSAL REST SPACE = EXCESSIVE _____
VDO