Patient and Denture Assessment Flashcards

1
Q

what can having a relaxed conversation with the patient help with?

A

looking at aesthetics, retention, speech, face height, support of the facial tissues

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what do you need to look at with the full denture history?

A

why teeth lost, how long they have worn dentures for, how many dentures have they had, have they got a favourite denture, have they got a preferred design, which do they prefer (metal/acrylic)

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3
Q

what do you identify with the medical history?

A

any problems affecting attendance for treatment, procedure tolerance, living with dentures

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4
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what do you check for with the extra-oral facial exam?

A

lower facial height, nasio-labial angle, facial support, smile line, aesthetics of existing dentures, any abnormalities, limited opening

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5
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what do you examine with a general soft tissue exam?

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tongue, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, hard palate, soft palate

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6
Q

what do you look for on residual ridges?

A

number, position, length, ridge form, displaceable tissue

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7
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what do you exam on the denture bearing area?

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does it look healthy, evidence of trauma, denture stomatitis, ridge form, soft tissue undercuts, sulcus depth, frenum positions

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8
Q

what is kennedy class 1

A

bilateral free ended saddle

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9
Q

what is kennedy class 2

A

unilateral free ended saddle

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10
Q

what is kennedy class 3

A

unilateral bounded saddle

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11
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what is kennedy class 4

A

single anterior bounded saddle crossing the midline

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12
Q

what is craddock class 1

A

tooth borne

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13
Q

what is craddock class 2

A

mucosa borne

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14
Q

what is craddock class 3

A

combined

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15
Q

what do radiographs of abutment teeth help to assess?

A

long term prognosis, bone support, root length

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16
Q

what is support

A

the resistance to vertical movement of the denture towards the tissue

17
Q

what is retention

A

the resistance to displacement of the denture away from the tissue

18
Q

what is stability

A

the resistance to horizontal (lateral) movement of the denture

19
Q

what do you exam with the denture?

A

aesthetics, extension, occlusion, material, design, condition of teeth and base