Lecture 3: Wax Rims-->Setting Teeth Flashcards

1
Q

___________: The stable simultaneous contact of opposing upper and lower teeth in centric relation position

A

Bilateral BALANCED Denture Occlusion

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2
Q

How far should the resting lip line rest above the plane of the maxillary wax rim?

A

1-2mm

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3
Q

_______: 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.

A

Camper’s Line aka Ala-Tagus Line

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4
Q

When looking at Campers Line/Ala-Tragus Line you are looking at the _______ aspect of the ALA and the _______ aspect of the TRAGUS.

A

INFERIOR of ALA and SUPERIOR of TRAGUS

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5
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What does the face bow do?

A

Orientation of maxilla to the terminal hinge axis

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6
Q

How much room for error do we account for when doing an arbitrary hinge axis vs. a TRUE facebow?

A

6mm

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7
Q

What is the 3rd point of reference on the DENAR facebow?

A

43mm from incisal edge

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8
Q

The bite-fork of the facebow should go on what structure of the face?

A

the MIDLINE

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9
Q

CLINIC: What do we do AFTER recording the facebow?

A

get the VDR and VDO!!

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10
Q

________: 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

A

Vertical Dimension of Rest

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11
Q

_______: is the distance measured between two points when occluding members are in contact.

A

Vertical Dimension of Occlusion

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12
Q

_______: is the difference between VDR and VDO…HOW LARGE SHOULD THIS BE??

A

2-3mm

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13
Q

What do you instruct the Pt to say before measuring VDR?

A

“mmm or Emma”

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14
Q

What is the space that exists when the “SS” words are said? How many mm of space should there be during this sound?

A

Closest Speaking Space…1-2mm

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15
Q

VDR - _____ = Freeway Space (__-__mm)

A

VDR - VDO = Freeway Space (2-3mm)

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16
Q

Clicking of the teeth is a result of ________ inter-occlusal space.

A

INADEQUATE

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17
Q

Facial distortion, tense strained appearance are results of ________ inter-occlusal space.

A

INADEQUATE

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18
Q

Difficulty closing lips and difficultly swallowing are results of _______ inter-occlusal space.

A

INADEQUATE

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19
Q

BOTH soreness and discomfort under the denture AND increased ridge resorption due to trauma are results of _______ inter-occlusal space.

A

INADEQUATE

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20
Q

INADEQUATE INTER-OCCLUSAL REST SPACE = EXCESSIVE _____

A

VDO

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21
Q

overclosure is potentially damaging to the ____ and is a result ______ inter-occlusal rest space.

A

TMJ….EXCESSIVE

22
Q

With EXCESSIVE interocclusal rest space the Pt will have _______ inter arch distance when the teeth are in occlusion.

A

REDUCED

23
Q

When normal tongue space is limited, it is most likely a result of _______ interocclusal space

A

EXCESSIVE

24
Q

Excessive Interocclusal Rest Space= Inadequate ____

A

VDO

25
Q

angular _______ is sometimes attributed to overclosure and therefore _______ interocclusal rest space

A

cheilitis…Excessive

26
Q

with excessive interocclusal rest space muscles of facial expression lose their ______

A

TONE

27
Q

Centric Relation is a when the condyles are in their most ______ and ______ position in the articular eminences.

A

ANTERIOR AND SUPERIOR

28
Q

The key with a CR record is that it is a ________ positon

A

repeatable

29
Q

in a complete denture the goal is to have CR = ____ = MIP

A

CO (centric occlusion)

30
Q

What two things must the clinician do when taking the CR?

A

1.hold the mand plate in place 2. Pt tongue to back of mouth

31
Q

The maxillary incisors contact the _______ of the lower lip during speech production of 􏰂f􏰃 and 􏰂v􏰃 sounds.

A

wet-dry line

32
Q

When setting the max ant teeth, they should be __-__ mm from the center of the incisive papilla

A

5-7mm

33
Q

if the lips are not supported properly by the teeth _______

sounds may be defective: “__,__”

A

labial…“p,b”

34
Q

_________ are produced by contact between the maxillary incisors
and the wet-dry line of the lower lip

A

labiodental…“f,v”

35
Q

_______ are made by contact between the tip of the tongue and the palate at the rugae area with a small space for the escape of air

A

linguopalatal..”s,sh”

36
Q

When setting the maxillary centrals- the long axis should be _______ to the horizontal plane

A

perpendicular

37
Q

When setting the maxillary centrals-the contact point should coincide with the ______ of the face

A

midline

38
Q

When setting the maxillary centrals-The incisal edge should touch the mandibular occlusion rim and the cervical portion of the tooth should incline slightly _____.

A

lingually

39
Q

When setting the maxillary laterals- The long axis should incline slightly _______.

A

distally

40
Q

When setting the maxillary laterals-The cervical portion of the tooth should incline slightly ______.

A

lingually

41
Q

When setting the maxillary laterals-The incisal edge of the lateral should be raised approximately ___ mm from the mandibular occlusion rim.

A

1mm

42
Q

When setting the maxillary canines-The incisal edge of the canine should touch the ________.

A

mandibular occlusion rim

43
Q

When setting the maxillary canines- The long axis should incline slightly _______.

A

distally

44
Q

When setting the maxillary canines-The cervical third of the labial portion of the canine should incline _______ to achieve some prominence.

A

buccally

45
Q

When setting the maxillary canines- The _______ aspect of the canine should be visible when viewed from the anterior. This will be accomplished by tilting the neck of the canine slightly to the _____ (in addition to being tilted to the ______)

A

mesiolabial…distal…buccal

46
Q

Set the mandibular central incisors so that the maxillary incisors cover them, (___-___ mm horizontal and vertical overlap)

A

1-1.5mm HO, VO

47
Q

Setting mandibular centrals: The long axis of the mandibular central incisor should be set ________ to the occlusal plane.

A

perpendicular

48
Q

Setting mandibular centrals: The contact point of mandibular incisors should
coincide with the _______ of the maxillary teeth.

A

midline

49
Q

Setting mandibular laterals: The long axis of the mandibular incisor should be slightly inclined ______ at the
cervical portion of the tooth.

A

distally

50
Q

Setting mandibular laterals: The occlusal height should be the same at the ________.

A

central incisors.

51
Q

Setting mandibular canines: The long axis of the mandibular canine is nearly ________ to the occlusal plane with a slight ______ inclination.

A

perpendicular…distal

52
Q

Setting mandibular canines: The tip of the canine should be at the same occlusal height as the ________.

A

mandibular central and lateral incisors.