Overview of complete denture process

Question 1

Components of a complete denture?

Answer 1

denture base

denture flange

denture teeth

denture border

Question 2

why take secondary impression?

Answer 2

master impressions more accurate

Question 3

When you send the secondary impression to the lab, what does the ab do?

Answer 3

cast master impression

make registration rim

Question 4

What material is used for bite registration rim?

Answer 4

wax with clear het cured acrylic - will become vase of final appliance

Question 5

What are the wax rims used to establish?

Answer 5

OVD

the space the teeth once occupied

Question 6

What will you mark on the wax registration rim?

Answer 6

level of lip support

midline

amount of tooth show

tooth shade

tooth shape

Question 7

After bit blocks, what does the lab do?

Answer 7

articulate master casts and make try-in denture

Question 8

What is occurring here?

Answer 8

more major correction needed at try-in stage

re-registering bite

rearticulate and re-set teeth

Question 9

Pt is happy with try-in wax denture, what occurs next?

Answer 9

process and finish denture

teeth set in acrylic using lost wax technique, flasking, deflasking

Question 10

Complete denture clinical steps?

Answer 10

pt assessment, tx plan and informed consent

primary impressions

secondary impressions

recording the jaw relationship

wax denture try-in

fit of complete denture

complete denture review