Smile Design

Question 1

Contraindications for veneers:

Answer 1

• Active caries
• Active perio
• Active erosion and wear
• Lack of posterior occlusion
• When ortho is a better option
• When crowns would provide better contours

Question 2

Indications for veneers:

Answer 2

• Deep internal staining
• Chipped teeth
• Slight to moderate crowding
• Spaces (peg lateral)
• Replacing previous veneers

Question 3

What happens to the condyles when the molars are missing.

Answer 3

The mandible advances forward to find a position of maximal contact of remaining (anterior) teeth.

Question 4

Forces placed on anterior teeth when posterior contact is missing.

Answer 4

COMPRESSIVE

Question 5

Anterior teeth without molar occlusion will:

Answer 5

Break, wear, or flare

Question 6

Eruption with loss of attachment.

Answer 6

Active eruption

Question 7

When the periodontium and bone grow, causing supereruption. There’s no attachment loss.

Answer 7

Periodontal growth

Question 8

Supereruption that’s more common in:

Females
Maxilla
Younger patients
Premolars

Answer 8

Periodontal growth

Question 9

This type of supereruption is more common in:

• Older patients
• Mandibular teeth

Answer 9

Relative wear

Question 10

Loss of posterior teeth can lead to this.

Answer 10

TMD

Question 11

Tells you the age of the tooth.

Answer 11

Central

Question 12

Tells you the gender of the person.

Answer 12

Lateral

Question 13

Tells you the PERSONALITY of the person.

Answer 13

Canine

Question 14

This says that as you go from midline to distally, each successive tooth should look proportionally smaller.

Answer 14

Golden Proportion

Question 15

The golden proportion for anterior maxillary teeth.

Answer 15

1.618 –> 1.0 –> 0.618

Question 16

The proximal contacts of the upper incisors should be what percent of the length of the CENTRAL?

Answer 16

50-40-30

Question 17

The cervical part of the interproximal contact should not be more than how manny mm from alveolar crestal bone in order to avoid black triangles?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

Older teeth have smaller _________.

Answer 18

embrasures

Question 19

Length of anterior teeth in older patients.

Answer 19

Shorter (due to wear)

Question 20

Length to width ratios of anterior teeth in older patients.

Answer 20

Shorter

Question 21

Color/Chroma of teeth in older patients.

Answer 21

Higher

Question 22

Embrasure size in older patients.

Answer 22

Smaller

Question 23

2 ideal elements of an occlusion.

Answer 23

1) Only centrals contact in protrusion

2) Only posteriors contact on the working side in lateral protrusion

Question 24

Ideal gingival zenith for anteriors.

Answer 24

Centrals and canines are equal, and laterals are lower.

Question 25

Geometric shape of centrals.

Answer 25

Trapezoidal

Question 26

These incisors have the greatest variations

Answer 26

Laterals

Question 27

Location of cusp tip of canines in relation to the center of the crown.

Answer 27

Mesial