Post-insertion care

Question 1

Should the patient take out the denture for several hours before post-insertion appt?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

All patients with new dentures should be appointed and seen _____ hrs after insertion of the dentures

Answer 2

24-48

Question 3

_____ may be the single most significant factor in the successful manipulation of complete dentures under function

Answer 3

Neuromuscular controls

Question 4

Common problems with the ____ denture include:
Discomfort
Poor retention and stability
Lack of support

Answer 4

Mandibular denture

Question 5

Common problems with the ____ denture include:
Poor retention and stability
Phonetics and Esthetics

Answer 5

Maxillary denture

Question 6

What are the 4 areas of post-instertion?

Answer 6

Esthetics
Phonetics
Tissue irritations
Loss of retention and stability

Question 7

A common problem with phonetics is ______

Answer 7

excessive thickness of max palatal denture

Question 8

____ are sore spots may be far removed from its cause

Answer 8

Tissue irritations

Question 9

The following are causes of \_\_\_\_\_\_:
Overextension
Trauma from faulty occlusion
Pressure from the denture base
Tissue abrasion from prosthesis movement

Answer 9

Tissue irritants

Question 10

What do you do if when occlusal contacts are checked, an error is detected?

Answer 10

Remount

Question 11

What can be used to allow a patient to identify a point of soreness?

Answer 11

Cotton tip applicator

Question 12

SOreness in depth of vestibule is usually caused by ______q

Answer 12

overextended border of flange

Question 13

A sore on_______ or ______ is usually due to occlusion error usually or a pressure spot in secondary impression

Answer 13

Crest of ridge or ridge slope

Question 14

Soreness of tissue overlying ______ is due to too much thickness at distobuccal corner of maxillary denture

Answer 14

Coronoid process

Question 15

Numbness or burning sensation in anterior palate is caused by pressure on _____

Answer 15

incisive papilla

Question 16

Soreness during swallowing is caused by what 2 things?

Answer 16

Retromylohyoid flange extension and irritation at mylohyoid ridge

Question 17

Numbness or burning in lower ____ areas is due to pressure over mental nerve due to an atrophied alveolar ridge

Answer 17

Lower premolar areas

Question 18

If buccal mucosa is getting trapped between bases or teeth, what needs to be increased

Answer 18

Horizontal overalp

Question 19

If teeth contact during speaking, OVD is too far ____

Answer 19

open

Question 20

If dentures fit fine at first insertion, but loosen after wearing them for 3 or 4 hours, there are likely ____ errors

Answer 20

Occlusal errors

Question 21

If maxillary CD dislodges when yawning or opening wide, the ____ is too thick

Answer 21

DB corner too thick

Question 22

If smiling causes max CD to dislodge, flange is too thick _____ to buccal frenum

Answer 22

Too thick posterior to buccal frenum

Question 23

What are the 2 suspects if the max CD dislodges when eating?

Answer 23

Posterior palatal seal and occlusion

Question 24

If dentures dislodge easier than expected, what 3 things could be the issue?

Answer 24

Overextension of borders (toaster denture)
Form of external flange
Teeth locations violating “neutral zone”

Question 25

____ is the area where the forces applied by the tongue is equal or neutralized by the force applied by the cheeks and lips

Answer 25

Neutral zone

Question 26

\_\_\_\_ may result from:
Loose dentures
Poor occlusion
Incorrect extension or contour of dentures
Incorrect teeth positions
An excessive OVD
Psychogenic factors

Answer 26

Gagging

Question 27

\_\_\_\_ manifests as:
Hyperemia
Inflammation
Ulceration
Pain

Answer 27

Tissue trauma