Treatment Planning Flashcards
Histories required for completes
Pt complaints
Denture history
Dental history
Med history
Social history
Pt complaints
Appearance, eating, pain, looseness, retching, speech
Dislike wearing denture?
Denture history
Age of dentures
How many sets
Most recent set
Success or failure
Dental history
When teeth lost
Why teeth lost
Any retained roots, pain, swelling
Anxiety?
Medical history
Neuromuscular problems
Tremor e.g. Parkinson’s
Stroke
Dementia
Dry mouth (poly pharmacy)
Sjogrens
Radiotherapy
Social history
Mobility
Barriers to treatment
Alcohol/smoking
Capacity
O/E
E/O: TMJ dysfunction, facial pathology, appearance
I/O: Mucosal health, overdenture abutments, PA status, caries
Primary/secondary support areas in upper jaw
Primary- hard palate
Secondary- ridge crest
N.b. Midline suture and incisive papilla may require relief
Primary and secondary support areas in lower jaw
Primary- buccal shelf and pear-shaped pad
Secondary- ridge crest and genial tubercles
Why use RCP
Most reproducible position
Definition- guided occlusal relationship occurring at most retruded position of condoles in joint cavities
What can be used to get tissues healthy prior to constructing replacement prostheses
Use of tissue conditioners -> REASSESMENT
Reasons for primary imps
Tx planning
Construction of special trays
What needs to be captured in both upper and lower primary imps
Clinically relevant landmarks -> areas of primary and secondary support areas
What can be used for modification of stock trays
Extension using soft red wax, Green stick, putty
Can reduce extension using straight hand piece and acrylic bur
Putty
Expensive and long setting time