Q2 Lecture 8. Edentulous Anatomy Flashcards
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What direction is maxillary tooth loss in?
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What direction is mandibular tooth loss in?
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What is the result of residual ridge resorption?
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What are the two primary support structures on the maxilla?
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What are the two primary support structures on the mandible?
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Labial Frenum
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Labial Vestibule
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Buccal Frenum (left) and Buccal Notch (right)
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Buccal Vestibule
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Corono-maxillary Space
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Alveolar Ridge (left) and Alveolar Groove (Right)
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Maxillary Tuberosity
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Hamular Notch
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Posterior Palatal Seal
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Fovea Palatini
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Median Palatine Raphe
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Incisive Papilla
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Rugae
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Displaceable Soft and Hard Outline of Butterfly of Posterior Palatal Seal
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Frenum are high folds of what?
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Do frenum contain significant muscle fibers?
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How will high frenum attachments affect denture retention?
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High frenum attachments may require what?
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When the buccal vestibule is properly filled with the denture flange is greatly enhances ____ and _____.
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What does the canine eminence provide for dentures?
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What type of arch is best for denture stability?
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What type of connective tissue is the incisive papilla? What does it overlie?
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Why does the denture need to be relieved over the incisive papilla?
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The tuberosity is an important _______.
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Tuberosities provide resistance to what movement of the denture?
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Where and what is the posterior palatal seal?
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What does rugae resist?
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Are rugae a primary or secondary support area?
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The hamular notch extends from what two things?
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What attaches to the pterygoid hamulus?
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What two things can improper molding of the hamular notch lead to?
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The patient is allowed to open wide, protrude, and go into the lateral movements. What will be contoured by the anterior border of the coronoid process?
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Where are the fovea palatina located?
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Where are the minor salivary glands? Are they glandular and displaceable?
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The zygomatico-alveolar crest has been linked to the _____ in the mandible as a _____ area. However, the mucosal coverage is thin and is not considered desirable for this purpose.
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What does the hard palate consist of?
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What does the hard palate resist?
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Is the hard palate a primary support area for maxillary dentures?
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Why is the configuration of a high hard palate not conducive to the stability and support of a denture?
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Where does the midline palatal suture extend from?
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Why is relief required around the midline palatal suture?
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Is the bone dense under the midline palatal suture?
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What two things exit through the major palatine foramen?
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Is relief required for the major palatine foramen?