Denture Anatomy Quiz: Pterygomandibular Raphe and More

What is the approximate distance from the midline that the pterygomandibular raphe passes in front of the fovea palatini?

What is the origin of the pterygomandibular raphe?

What is the insertion point of the pterygomandibular raphe?

What is the relationship between the pterygomandibular raphe and the fovea palatini?

What structure does the pterygomandibular raphe connect?

What part of the maxilla has secondary stress bearing areas?

Which of the following is NOT a secondary stress bearing area?

What is the common characteristic of the listed secondary stress bearing areas?

Which bone has secondary stress bearing areas on all its ridge slopes?

What is the term for the secondary stress bearing areas on the maxilla?

What kind of tissue is present in the Retromolar Pad Area?

What is the purpose of covering the Retromolar Pad Area with the denture?

What is the shape of the Retromolar Pad Area?

What is the location of the Retromolar Pad Area in relation to the pterygo mandibular raphe?

What is the significance of the Retromolar Pad Area in denture construction?

What is the tissue composition of the Retromolar Pad Area, in addition to loose connective tissue?

A strong, narrow ligamentous band extending from the pterygoid hamulus to the apex of the retromolar pad.

Maxilla:
- Lateral slopes of the palate
- Rugae
- Labial and buccal surfaces of the alveolar ridge
Mandible:
- All ridge slopes

Ridge of dense bone extending from the area of the mental foramen upward and backward to the ramus.
Lower denture should cover but not extend beyond it.

Located on the external surface of the body of the mandible between the roots of the premolars.
Transmits the mental bundle.
Extreme bone resorption may cause lower lip numbness; sufficient relief should be done.

Pear-shaped area of mucous membrane at the posterior end of the mandibular ridge and anterior to the pterygo-mandibular raphe.
Consists of loose connective tissue, mucous glands, temporal tendon, fibers of the buccinator, and superior constrictor and temporalis muscles.
Used as a guide for locating the occlusal plane.
Should be covered by the denture for retention, support, and to prevent backward displacement.

Rough, irregular crest of the bone extending downward and forward from the level of the roots of the last molar in the lingual surface.
Mylohyoid muscles are attached to this ridge.
Extreme bone resorption may cause a sharp, prominent ridge; sufficient relief or surgical removal may be necessary.