Question 22 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
critque denture design and explain how to fix
A
- Look at dentures on casts and assess problems
- Underextended – reline if denture aesthetics/function is good, remake if not
- Locked occlusion – remake or replica with cuspless teeth
- Anterior flange missing or too thin - reline
- Midline diastema fracture prone/frenal notch over extended – remake denture and ask lab to close diastema
- Base plate too thin/fracture prone – rebase or remake (communicate with lab)
- Tori – relieve clinically or if denture too thin, remake and ensure undercuts relieved
- Tooth positioning wrong – remake
- Too long occlusal table (too many posterior teeth over the tuberosities) – remake or grind down posterior teeth
- Flabby ridge – mucostatic impression
2
Q
what to do for underextended
A
reline if denture aesthetics/function is good, remake if not
3
Q
what to do for locked occlusion
A
remake or replica with cuspless teeth
4
Q
what to do for anterior flange missing or too thin
A
reline
5
Q
what to do for midline diastema fracture or thin
A
- Midline diastema fracture prone/frenal notch over extended – remake denture and ask lab to close diastema
6
Q
what to do for baseplate fracture
A
rebase or remake (communicate with lab)
7
Q
what to do for tori
A
relieve clinically or if denture too thin, remake and ensure undercuts relieved
8
Q
what to do for wrong tooth positioning
A
remake
9
Q
what to do for too long occlusal table
A
remake or grind down posterior teeth
