RPD intro Flashcards
Definition: resistance to removal from the tissues or teeth?
retention
Definition: resistance to movement in a horizontal direction (anterior-posteriorly or media-laterally)?
stability
Definition: Resistance to movement towards the tissues or teeth?
support
Definition: a tooth that supports a partial denture?
abutment
Definition: a component of a partial denture that provides both retention and support for the partial denture?
retainer
Kennedy I and II’s are ____ and ____ borne
tooth
soft-tissue
Kennedy III and IV’s are _____ borne
tooth
Applegate’s modifying rules: Classification should ____ rather than _____ any extraction of teeth that might alter the original classification.
follow
precede
Applegate’s modifying rules: If a 3rd molar is missing and not to be replaced, then ????
it is not considered in the classification
Applegate’s modifying rules: If a 3rd molar is present and is to be used as an abutment, then ???
it is considered in the classification
Applegate’s modifying rules: If a second molar is missing and is not to be replaced, then ???
it is not considered in the classification
Applegate’s modifying rules: The __ _____ edentulous area always determines classification.
most posterior
Applegate’s modifying rules: Edentulous areas other than those determining the classification are referred to as _____ and are designated by _____.
modifications
number
Applegate’s modifying rules: The _____ is not considered, only _____. (each blank contains multiple words)
extent of the modification
the number of additional edentulous areas
Applegate’s modifying rules: There can be ____ in Class IV arches.
no modification areas
