VOLUME 3 Flashcards
(401) What is the function of prosthodontic dentistry?
Substitutes or replaces oral structures
(401) Which dentist receives referrals for the most difficult cases requiring replacement of missing
teeth?
Prosthodontist.
(401) What factors influence the scheduling of prosthodontic patients for treatment?
Laboratory personnel staffing and workload
(401) What should you do if you are uncertain about the time allocation for various prosthodontic
procedures?
Ask the dentist and coordinate with the laboratory
(401) What form must you initiate whenever preliminary impressions are made?
DD Form 2322
(401) When does the assistant coordinate the prosthodontic cases with the dental laboratory?
After completing evaluation and DD Form 2322.
(402) The DD Form 2322, Dental Laboratory Work Authorization, contains
patient information, fabrication instructions, and is used as a precious metals voucher, and an
entry form for CLV codes
(402) How many copies of DD Form 2322, must accompany a prosthetic case if the case is to be
fabricated locally and precious metals are not required?
Two
(402) How many copies of DD Form 2322, must accompany a prosthetic case if it is sent out to
another laboratory for fabrication and the case requires precious metals?
Four
(402) When and how many copies of the DD Form 2322 are retained in the Register of Precious
Metals and Alloys if precious metals are expended?
At the servicing laboratory; 1.
(403) Which spatula do you use on the less delicate waxwork where detail is not required?
Gritman #31.
(403) When smoothing wax in the dental laboratory, which is the best instrument to use?
Roach carver
(403) Which prosthodontic knife do you use to trim impression wax and requires an extremely
sharp cutting edge?
Compound
(403) Which prosthodontic knife do you use to trim and chisel impression compounds?
Plaster
(403) What type of bur is used only in straight handpieces and lathes in the dental laboratory?
Denture trimming
(403) Which type of dental pliers do you use to contour crowns, fit bands, and have beaks that are
shaped similar to a ball and socket?
114
(403) Which dental pliers, commonly called three-prong pliers, do you use for wire and clasp
bending?
201 Adere
(403) Which dental instrument has a handle encircled with a heavy steel weight that slides from
one end of the handle to the other?
Crown remover
(403) What dental device recreates the normal movement of a patient’s jaw during the
fabrications of the prosthesis?
Articulator
(404) In prosthodontics, when fabricating custom impression trays, custom tray tissue stops are
used to
provide room for a controlled thickness of impression material.
(404) In fabricating a prosthodontic custom tray, what will surely result from failing to block out
undercuts on the cast?
Damaged cast or tray
(404) What requirement must a prosthodontic custom tray handle have?
Shaped not to interfere with lip movement.
(404) In prosthodontics, what material, applied to the attachment site, will improve bonding
between the handle and tray?
Monomer