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Treatment planning for complete dentures Flashcards

1
Q

What history is required to make dentures?

A
  • patient complaints
  • denture history
  • dental history
  • medical history
  • social history
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What could be in involved in patient complaints?

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  • appearance
  • eating (struggling to eat certain foods)
  • pain / discomfort
  • looseness
  • retching
  • speech
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3
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What could be in involved in denture history?

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  • previous experience ?
  • age of dentures
  • matched set
  • do they wear their most recent set
  • when did they first get dentures
  • how many sets in how many years
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What could be in involved in dental history?

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  • when were teeth lost
  • why were teeth lost
  • retained roots, swellings
  • anxiety, mobility and dental attendance
  • any other treatments tried
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What could be in involved in medical history?

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  • neuromuscular problems
  • tremor
  • stroke
  • dementia
  • epilepsy (choking hazard)
  • xerostomia (drug induced, radiotherapy)
  • cardiac, diabetes etc
  • medications
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6
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How does Parkinson’s affect denture wearing?

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Constant tongue movement can make it difficult to tolerate a lower denture

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7
Q

How does cardiac disease impact dentures?

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Difficult to tolerate impressions

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8
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How does diabetes affect denture wearing?

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More prone to Candida albicans

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What could be in involved in social history?

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  • mobility
  • barrier to treatment (ie FTA due to transport)
  • alcohol / smoking
  • capacity to consent
  • any support required
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What should be examined in the EO?

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  • signs of TMJ dysfunction (click/tender)
  • facial pathology
  • facial contours
  • appearance of dentures
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What should be examined in IO?

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  • mucosal health
  • periodontal health (if RR)
  • periapical status (if RR)
  • caries (if RR)
  • support in edentulous areas
  • mouth opening
  • peri-oral opening (elasticity of tissues)
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12
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Why is it important to assess mucosal health when designing a denture?

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  • impressions should be taken on healthy tissues
  • denture may exacerbate existing problems
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13
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How do you manage denture hyperplasia when designing a new denture?

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  • modify current denture to remove area that sits on the area of hyperplasia
  • wait until tissues return to normal before taking impressions
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14
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Where is the primary support area in an upper denture?

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Hard palate

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15
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Where is the secondary support area in an upper denture?

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Ridge crest

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16
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Where is the non-contributing area in an upper denture?

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Sulcus (peripheral seal)

17
Q

Where is the primary support area in a lower denture?

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  • buccal shelf
  • retromolar pads
18
Q

Where is the secondary support area in a lower denture?

A
  • ridge crest
  • genial tubercles
19
Q

Where is the relief area in a lower denture?

A
  • lingual ridge incline
  • mylohyoid ridge
20
Q

Where is the non-contributing area in a lower denture?

A

Labial ridge incline

21
Q

What is important to assess when examining the mouth with dentures in?

A
  • occlusal planes
  • vertical height
  • occlusion recorded correctly
  • lip support
  • over or under extension
  • retention, stability, adaptation
22
Q

How do you assess the occlusal planes of a denture?

A

Foxes bite plate

23
Q

What causes inadequate freeway space?

A

Excessive vertical height of dentures

24
Q

What position do you record occlusion in complete dentures?

A

Retruded contact position (RCP)

25
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What is RCP?

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  • guided occlusal relationship
  • most retruded position of the condyles
  • most reproducible position
26
Q

What problems can overextension cause?

A

Ulceration

27
Q

What problems can underextension cause?

A

Loose dentures

28
Q

What should be assessed on denture out of the mouth?

A
  • base extension
  • tooth position
  • excessive wear
  • alterations
  • hygiene
29
Q

What can you use in the pre-treatment phase?

A

Tissue conditioners (temporary reline material)

30
Q

What are the steps of a denture treatment plan?

A
  • pre-treatment phase
  • reassess
  • plan denture
  • construction of denture
  • review
31
Q

How is angular cheilitis related to dentures?

A

Due to loss of facial height, saliva is able to pool in the corners of the mouth and then becomes infected.

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