RG Exam Review: Complete Dentures

THICKNESS of CROWNS

A Boley gauge measures:

RETROMOLAR PAD

A mandibular custom impression tray should stop at:

it MAKES an EVEN SPACE from the TISSUE STOPS to the INSIDE of the TRAY

A shim or a spacer is necessary because:

the UNEVEN THICKNESS of the IMPRESSION MATERIAL CAN DISTORT as it SETS

A stock impression tray is not as accurate as the custom impression tray because:

ANATOMICALLY WAXING the DENTURE

Denture contouring is the process of:

the LOWER DENTURE TIPPING

Failure to set posterior teeth over the lower ridge will result in:

RELIEVED FOR COMFORT

Frenum areas in a baseplate must be:

LIQUID for MIXING METHYL METHACRYLATE / ACRYLIC

Monomer is a:

POWDER for MIXING METHYL METHACRYLATE / ACRYLIC

Polymer is a:

CURING the DENTURE BASE

Polymerization of the denture means:

PINS in the ANTEROR / DIATORIC HOLES in the POSTERIOR

Porcelain dentures are mechanically retained in the base by:

POLISH ACRYLIC so that FOOD WILL NOT ADHERE to ROUGH AREAS

Pumice, tripoli, and white diamond:

18 MM

Recommended height of a lower occlusal rim is:

22 MM

Recommended height of a maxillary occlusal rim is:

the CURVE of WILSON

The bilateral compensating curve in which molars are set is called:

RAISE UP & CLEAR the LIP

The handle on a custom impression tray should:

MAXILLARY CANINE

The lower canine sits behind and to the mesial of the:

the MAXILLARY 1st & 2nd

The lower second bicuspid fits between:

VERTICAL POSITION & the BUCCAL & LINGUAL CUSPS TOUCH the OCCLUSAL PLANE

The maxillary second premolars are set in a:

8 HOURS at 160°F

The most effective way to achieve the smallest amount of residual monomer in heat cured acrylic is:

MESIAL & DISTAL of OCCLUSAL AREA

The position of marginal ridges is important for opposing occlusion and must be even in height. They are located on what part of the tooth?

CREATES SUCTION to HOLD the MAXILLARY DENTURE IN PLACE

The post palatal seal:

HAMULAR NOTCH

The tray on a maxillary model should stop at the:

MIDLINE

The____ is where the two centrals line up and is marked by the dentist.

ALLOW for an EVEN THICKNESS of IMPRESSION MATERIAL

Tissue stops are necessary because they:

RELIEVED

To prevent dislodging the denture, frenum areas must be ____.

TIME & TEMPERATURE

What are the two major factors when curing heat-cured acrylic?

AFTER being INDEXED & LUTED

When are models articulated?