Post-insertion care Flashcards
Should the patient take out the denture for several hours before post-insertion appt?
No
All patients with new dentures should be appointed and seen _____ hrs after insertion of the dentures
24-48
_____ may be the single most significant factor in the successful manipulation of complete dentures under function
Neuromuscular controls
Common problems with the ____ denture include:
Discomfort
Poor retention and stability
Lack of support
Mandibular denture
Common problems with the ____ denture include:
Poor retention and stability
Phonetics and Esthetics
Maxillary denture
What are the 4 areas of post-instertion?
Esthetics
Phonetics
Tissue irritations
Loss of retention and stability
A common problem with phonetics is ______
excessive thickness of max palatal denture
____ are sore spots may be far removed from its cause
Tissue irritations
The following are causes of \_\_\_\_\_\_: Overextension Trauma from faulty occlusion Pressure from the denture base Tissue abrasion from prosthesis movement
Tissue irritants
What do you do if when occlusal contacts are checked, an error is detected?
Remount
What can be used to allow a patient to identify a point of soreness?
Cotton tip applicator
SOreness in depth of vestibule is usually caused by ______q
overextended border of flange
A sore on_______ or ______ is usually due to occlusion error usually or a pressure spot in secondary impression
Crest of ridge or ridge slope
Soreness of tissue overlying ______ is due to too much thickness at distobuccal corner of maxillary denture
Coronoid process
Numbness or burning sensation in anterior palate is caused by pressure on _____
incisive papilla
Soreness during swallowing is caused by what 2 things?
Retromylohyoid flange extension and irritation at mylohyoid ridge
Numbness or burning in lower ____ areas is due to pressure over mental nerve due to an atrophied alveolar ridge
Lower premolar areas
If buccal mucosa is getting trapped between bases or teeth, what needs to be increased
Horizontal overalp
If teeth contact during speaking, OVD is too far ____
open
If dentures fit fine at first insertion, but loosen after wearing them for 3 or 4 hours, there are likely ____ errors
Occlusal errors
If maxillary CD dislodges when yawning or opening wide, the ____ is too thick
DB corner too thick
If smiling causes max CD to dislodge, flange is too thick _____ to buccal frenum
Too thick posterior to buccal frenum
What are the 2 suspects if the max CD dislodges when eating?
Posterior palatal seal and occlusion
If dentures dislodge easier than expected, what 3 things could be the issue?
Overextension of borders (toaster denture)
Form of external flange
Teeth locations violating “neutral zone”
____ is the area where the forces applied by the tongue is equal or neutralized by the force applied by the cheeks and lips
Neutral zone
\_\_\_\_ may result from: Loose dentures Poor occlusion Incorrect extension or contour of dentures Incorrect teeth positions An excessive OVD Psychogenic factors
Gagging
\_\_\_\_ manifests as: Hyperemia Inflammation Ulceration Pain
Tissue trauma
