Midterm Flashcards
tooth used to support prosthesis:
abutment
Residual bone and soft tissue covering that remains after tooth loss; part of support for certain types of RPDs
Residual (edentulous) ridge
RPD that depends entirely on natural teeth for support:
Tooth-supported RPD
Also called extension base RPD:
Tooth-tissue supported RPD
RPD supported and retained by teeth at ONLY one end:
(also relies on tissues for support)
Tooth-tissue supported RPD
In a tooth-tissue supported RPD, the denture base is supported by:
Teeth and residual ridge
In tooth-tissue supported RPD, discuss the goal of force distribution:
Least destructive forces are directed towards natural teeth (trying to preserve the remaining teeth)
Areas towards the posterior of the prosthesis are called:
Distal extensions
Indications for RPD:
Endentulous area(s) are too:
long or numerous for a fixed prosthesis
Indications for RPD:
Need to restore lost _____, especially in the _____ region
soft & hard alveolar tissue; anterior
Indications for RPD:
Reduced _______ of remaining teeth
periodontal support
Indications for RPD:
Need to distribute ____ across the dental arch (= ______)
masticatory stresses; cross-arch stabilization
Indications for RPD:
No _______ tooth
posterior abutment
Indications for RPD:
Immediate:
replacement of teeth
Indications for RPD:
_____ and ____ of patient (______)
attitude; desires; (economic considerations)
Disadvantages of and RPD:
- Removable, so not:
- May be:
- ______ may be visible, reducing ____
- may _____ during function
- may _____ while eating
- considered “part” of the patient
- lost or broken
- clasps; esthetics
- dislodge
- trap food
(True/False) : A fixed prosthesis should be used over an RPD when it is not contraindicated
True
Line encircling a tooth that designates its greater diameter at a selected position determined by a dental surveyor:
Height of contour/ survey line
How do you determine the height of contour of a tooth?
Dental surveyor (survey line)
The height of contour will change if the _____ is changed
axial inclination
Portion of tooth ABOVE the height of contour:
Suprabuldge area
(True/False): The suprabulge area is always concave toward the occlusal
FALSE: its always CONVEX to the occlusal
Portion of tooth BELOW the height of contour:
Infrabulge area
The infrabulge area may also be referred to as the:
undercut
Surface of object below the height of contour in relation to the path of placement:
undercut
What is the objective of prosthodontic treatment?
- Preservation of _____ not _____
- that which remains and not the meticulous replacement of that which has been lost
What is the objective of prosthodontic treatment?
- Eliminate _____
- Disease
What is the objective of prosthodontic treatment?
- ______, ______ and _____ of health of remaining teeth
- Preservation, restoration, and maintenance
What is the objective of prosthodontic treatment?
- ______ of lost teeth
- selected replacement
What is the objective of prosthodontic treatment?
- Restoration of ______ and ______ in _____ manner
- function and comfort; esthetically pleasing
-Why were the teeth lost?
-Does patient have caries or perio diagnosis?
-Has the patient had a previous unsuccessful RPD?
What part of the clinical examination do these questions relate to?
Dental history
-Diabetes: reduced healing potential
What part of the clinical examination does this relate to?
Medical history
-Smoking
-Excessive sugar intake
What part of the clinical examination does these relate to?
Habits
In a clinical examination, in addition to the dental history, medical history and habits, we also need to consider if the patients:
Desires/expectations are reasonable or not
Fill in the remaining portions of the clinical examination
- Dental history
- Medical history
- Habits
- Patient desires/expectations
- 7.
- visual examination
- radiographic examination
- diagnostic casts
What are the eight components to a visual examination?
- Oral hygiene
- Restorations
- Caries
- Periodontal assessment
- Condition of soft tissue
- Quality of residual ridge and hard tissue
- Occlusion
- Vertical space
Why is “oral hygiene” a component of the visual examination? (2)
- Good hygiene habits are necessary or decreased life of RPD
- Presence of RPD, cause increase of plaque
When completing the “restoration”component of the visual examination what should be looking for and why?
We should be looking at the condition of existing restorations to determine if they need to be replaced prior to the RPD (for adequate support of RPD)
When completing the “caries” component of the visual examination, what should we be looking for?
active disease
When completing the “periodontal assessment” component of the visual examination, what five aspects are we looking for?
- probing depths in relation to CEJ
- attachment level
- furcation involvement
- mucogingival problems
- tooth mobility
When assessing the periodontal component of the visual examination, if tooth mobility is noted, what else should be noted?
Whether the mobility is biologic, iatrogenic or pathologic
-Location of junction of residual ridge and unattached tissue (no flabby soft tissue)
-hypertrophied or hyperplastic tissue
-need for tissue surgery
-need for tissue conditioning
What component of the visual examination are these describing?
Condition of soft tissue
-Displaceable fibrous tissue
-Tori
-Exostoses & undercuts
-Need for surgery
What component of the visual examination are these evaluated in?
Quality of residual ridge and hard tissue
-Number of remaining teeth in occlusal
-Tooth wear
-Pathologic migration (mesially-tipped teeth and intra-arch space issues)
-Over-erupted teeth (inter-arch space issues- occlusal plane)
What component of the visual examination are these evaluated in?
Occlusion
When examining inter-arch space issues (occlusal plan), we need a minimum of _____ space for material
4-5mm
-Is there enough space for treatment to be successful?
-Thickness of materials: metal, denture base, teeth
-Excessively large non-resorbed ridges
-Over-erupted teeth
What component of the visual examination are these evaluated in?
Vertical space
What radiographs should be taken prior to fabrication of RPD?
- Full mouth PAs
- Vertical bitewings
- Pano
It is important to correlate the radiographic examination with the:
Visual examination
How do we evaluate prospective abutment teeth and what are we looking for?
Radiographically; root length, size and form
Teeth with _____ or _____ roots are more favorable for abutment teeth
large or long roots
What is the most important factor to evaluate when looking at prospective abutment teeth radiographically:
the crown-root ratio
When looking at the crown-root ratio, we are looking at:
The length of the clinical crown and amount of root embedded in bone
What is a must for crown root ratio of a prospective abutment tooth?
Need at least half of root embedded in bone
If the crown root ratio is greater than 1:1, this results in
Poor prognosis
What are the three types of RPD framework?
- Cast-metal
- acrylic
- flexible base
What is an advantage to cast-metal RPD framework?
Better force distribution
What metals are commonly used for cast-metal RPD framwork? What is used most at UMKC?
CoCr (used most at UMKC) & NiCr
(many people have Ni allergy)
What is the trade name for the flexible base RPD framework?
Valplast
What are the two types of clasp assemblies and where are they located on the tooth?
- retentive- buccal/facial side
- reciprocal- lingual side
Prevent the RPD from going towards the gingiva when patient bites down:
Clasp assemblies (retentive & reciprocal)
States its ideal for the clasp to wrap around more tooth surface:
Principle of encirlement
Prosthodontics replaces ________ and ____ and can replace the palate with _____
Teeth and oral tissues; obturator
Reproduction for demonstration (no accuracy implied)
model
Accurate, positive reproduction of arch:
Cast
Encircles tooth and designates its greatest diameter:
Height of contour/survey line
The height of contour will change if _____ is changed
axial inclination
Area ABOVE the height of contour:
Suprabulge
Area BELOW the height of contour:
Infrabulge
The retentive undercut is located within what area?
Infrabulge
Only ______ contact the tooth below the survey line
Clasps tips
Only clasp tips contact the tooth:
Below the survey line
Depends entirely on the natural teeth for support:
Tooth-supported RPD
What Kennedy class is associated with a tooth-supported RPD?
Class III
Extension base RPD:
Tooth-tissue supported RPD
RPD supported and retained by teeth at only one end:
Tooth-tissue supported RPD
What Kennedy class is assofcatiaed with a tooth-tissue supported RPD:
Class I or II
In a tooth-tissue supported RPD, the denture base is supported by:
Teeth & residual ridge
When fabricating a tooth-tissue supported RPD, it is better to have forces distributed on _____ vs. _____
teeth; soft tissue
Edentulous area other than those determining the classification:
Modification space
In Applegate’s rules, no modifications exist in _____ arches (because this would make it a class ______)
Class IV; Class III
The objectives of removable partial dentures include:
(hint: 3 restores, provide, improve, splint)
- restore anatomical defect
- restore function
- restore occlusal plane
- provide posterior occlusal support
- improve esthetics
- splint periodontially compromised teeth
Then metal framework of an RPD includes:
- Major connector
- Minor connector
- Rests
- Direct retainers
- Indirect retainers
Joins the units on opposite sides of the arch:
Major connector
List three functions of the major connector:
- stress distribution (teeth & soft tissue)
- unification (partial denture acts as one unit)
- cross-arch stabilization (counterleverage)
What are the four types of maxillary major connectors:
- palatal strap
- AP palatal strap
- complete palate
- U-shaped (horseshoe) connector
What are the types of mandibular major connectors? (3)
- lingual bar
- lingual plate
A RIGID extension from the major connector or base that contacts the proximal surface of abutment tooth:
Proximal plate
Connecting link between major connector/base and other units (retainers & rest):
Minor connector
Describe the three types of minor connectors:
- guiding planes/plates
- meshwork
- any unit connecting any type of rest to major connector
A component of the RPD that transfers the forces against the prosthesis down the long axis of the abutment tooth:
Rest
The rest should transfer the forces against the prosthesis down the ________ of the abutment tooth
Long axis
Prepared surface of a tooth/restoration to receive the rest:
Rest seat
Component of the RPD used to retain & prevent dislodgment:
Direct retainer
Portion of the direct retainer in which two arms are joined by a body, which may connect to a rest:
Direct retainer- clasp assembly
Stabilizes the RPD against displacing forces away from tissue in pure rotation around the fulcrum:
Indirect retainer
Usually connects to the major connector and is some form of rest:
Indirect retainer
In what case is an indirect retainer necessary?
ALWAYS necessary in Class I or II situations
Where should an indirect retainer be located?
Perpendicular to fulcrum line, as far away as possible
Vertically parallel surfaces of abutment teeth
Guiding planes
Guiding planes are _____ surfaces of ______ teeth
vertical parallel; abutment teeth
Why must guiding planes be created on teeth?
Because flat planes don’t exist naturally
How do you determine guiding planes?
Tilting cast in anterior-posterior direction
Guide planes provide one:
path of placement/removal for RPD