Questions 3

Question 1

What are the 5 criteria to classify a patient at OSU as a “complex prosthodontic patient?”

Answer 1

• 4 or more fixed restorations
• removable partial denture
• immediate denture opposed by natural teeth
• fixed partial denture
• implant restoration

Question 2

What is the significance of having 2 sets of cross-mounted diagnostic casts for complex prosthodontic patients?

Answer 2

• 1 set of impressions

- complex tx often requires having more than 1 set of casts

Question 3

What are 3 examples of clinical situations when restoring the patient in CR is essential?

Answer 3

• Dentures
• Fixed restoration on a whole arch or the majority of teeth
• implants replacing a whole arch