lesson 1

Question 1

Branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and
maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance
and health of the patient by the restoration of the
natural teeth or the replacement of missing teeth and
contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial
substitutes or by both.

Answer 1

PROSTHODONTICS

Question 2

Branch of prosthodontics concerned with the
replacement or restoration of teeth and contiguous
structures for edentulous patients by artificial
substitutes that are removable from the mouth.

Answer 2

Removable Partial Denture

Question 3

Used in the course of the treatment for short time
intervals for the reason of esthetics, mastication
and occlusal support and convenience for
conditioning of the patient to the acceptance of an
artificial substitute for missing natural teeth until a
more definite dental treatment can be provided.

Answer 3

Interim Denture

Question 4

Serves as a temporary denture to which teeth will
be added as more teeth are lost and that will be
replaced after post-extraction tissue changes have
occurred.

Answer 4

TRANSITIONAL DENTURE

Question 5

Used for treating or conditioning the tissues that
are called on to support and retain the denture
base.

Answer 5

TREATMENT DENTURE

Question 6

A synonym for a prosthesis that is usually
temporary, claspless, and made of acrylic resin, and
that replaces anterior teeth only.

Answer 6

BUTTERFLY DENTURE

Question 7

A term used to designate a temporary prosthesis
made as an interim measure to help the patient
become accustomed to an artificial replacement.
Same as temporary denture.

Answer 7

PROVISIONAL DENTURE

Question 8

Used to provide the patient with a tideover
cosmetic facade until missing anterior teeth can be
restored with a more definitive type of
replacement.

Answer 8

TEMPORARY DENTURE

Question 9

(CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO LOCATION)
●Replaces missing tooth or teeth in one side of the
arch only (except for extensive class II Kennedy’s
classification.

Answer 9

UNILATERAL

Question 10

(CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO LOCATION)
Replaces missing tooth or teeth on both sides of
the dental arch.

Answer 10

BILATERAL

Question 11

(CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO SUPPORTING
STRUCTURES)
Receives support from the abutment teeth which
are located anteriorly and posteriorly from the
edentulous space

Answer 11

TOOTH BORNE

Question 12

(CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO SUPPORTING
STRUCTURES)
Receives or derives support entirely from tissues or
underlying mucosa and bone (RPD without clasps).

Answer 12

TISSUE BORNE

Question 13

(CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO SUPPORTING
STRUCTURES)
Supported by both abutment teeth, mucosa and
underlying bone. This is referred to as “TRUE RPD”
and has at least a free end extension.

Answer 13

TOOTH-TISSUE BORNE

Question 14

CLASSIFICATION OF RPD ACCORDING TO MATERIALS USED

Answer 14

1. One- piece casting
2. One-piece casting (skeleton type)
3. Individually cast clasp assembly (Assembled type
   w/ cast clasp)
4. Wire clasp assembly
5. Retention plate partial denture

Question 15

Consists of parts of partial denture (except for
denture base and pontics) that are casted in
oneplace

Answer 15

ONE-PIECE CASTING

Question 16

Same as one piece casting except for the skeleton
like framework which was to be filled mostly by
resin materials

Answer 16

ONE - PIECE CASTING (SKELETON TYPE)

Question 17

Only the clasps assembly are casted and the rest
are filled by resin materials.

Answer 17

INDIVIDUAL CAST CLASP ASSEMBLY

Question 18

Utilizes orthodontic wires for its clasps and the rest
are to be filled up by resin materials.

Answer 18

WIRE CLASP ASSEMBLY

Question 19

Without any clasps assembly, uses the full coverage
of the palate as the means of support and retention
of the denture

Answer 19

RETENTION PLATE PARTIAL DENTURE

Question 20

INDICATION OF RPD

Answer 20

1. Distal extension caries
2. Long edentulous areas
3. Restoration of facial contours
4. As a transitional prosthesis
5. Alteration of vertical dimension
6. Children and adolescent
7. Shortened life expectancy
8. Unblemished abutment
9. Extreme atrophic residual ridge
10. Patient with diabetes
11. Obliteration of cleft palate
12. Cross arch bracing

Question 21

CLASSIFICATION METHOD FOR PARTIALLY EDENTULOUS
ARCHES
1. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON RESTORED CONDITION

Answer 21

A. Cummer’s Classification
B. Bechet’s Classification

Question 22

CLASSIFICATION METHOD FOR PARTIALLY EDENTULOUS
2. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON UNRESTORED CONDITION

Answer 22

A. Austin-ledge Classification
B. Kennedy’s Classification
C. Applegate’s Classification

Question 23

KENNEDY’S CLASSIFICATION
Bilateral edentulous areas located posterior to
the remaining natural teeth

Answer 23

CLASS I

Question 24

KENNEDY’S CLASSIFICATION
Unilateral edentulous area located posterior to
the remaining natural teeth

Answer 24

CLASS II

Question 25

KENNEDY’S CLASSIFICATION
Unilateral edentulous area with natural teeth
remaining both anterior and posterior to it.

Answer 25

CLASS III

Question 26

KENNEDY’S CLASSIFICATION
A single but bilateral (crossing the midline),
edentulous area located anterior to the
remaining natural teeth

Answer 26

CLASS IV