Denture-Bearing Areas and Treatment Planning in Dentistry

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What is the significance of healthy TMJs in the context of making new dentures?

Healthy TMJs ensure proper registration of jaw relation records (correct)

Healthy TMJs lead to deeper sulcus after the sulcus deepening procedure

Healthy TMJs prevent the need for nutritional counseling

Healthy TMJs reduce the need for adjunctive care

What is the purpose of the assessment during the diagnosis appointment in the context of speech and neuromuscular activity?

To assess the condition of the residual ridge morphology

To evaluate the need for surgical improvement of denture support

To identify existing problems and determine the potential for improvement (correct)

To determine the need for nutritional counseling

What is a potential complication of unhealthy TMJs in complete denture treatment?

Reduced need for tissue conditioning

Inability to position the mandible in a correct and repeatable centric relation (correct)

Improved registration of jaw relation records

Increased neuromuscular activity during speech production

Which is a part of adjunctive care in prosthodontic treatment?

Surgical improvement of denture support and space Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of advanced anterior mandibular residual ridge reduction?

To achieve a looser lower lip with a low wound margin down in the sulcus Signup and view all the answers

What determines the success of treating edentulism by conventional prosthodontic techniques with complete denture prosthesis?

Residual ridge morphology Signup and view all the answers

What role does speech modification play in complete denture treatment?

Speech modification helps assess neuromuscular activity during the diagnosis appointment Signup and view all the answers

What is involved in prosthodontic care for a patient destined to become edentulous?

Removable partial denture or hybrid complete denture/removable partial denture with interim or transitional treatment Signup and view all the answers

What is required for classification as Class I residual ridge morphology?

Successful treatment by conventional prosthodontic techniques with complete denture prosthesis Signup and view all the answers

What is an integral part of complete denture treatment?

Routine evaluation of TMJ function Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of displacement of the mentalis muscle and adjacent muscle slips?

To produce looser lower lip with low wound margin down in the sulcus Signup and view all the answers

Why is knowledge of speech important in complete denture treatment?

To assess neuromuscular activity during the diagnosis appointment Signup and view all the answers

What factors are included in the treatment planning process?

Social and behavioral information, systemic health status, and dentist's observation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of the extraoral evaluation during treatment planning?

Neck posture Signup and view all the answers

What is examined during the intraoral examination as part of treatment planning?

Mucosa, tongue, and teeth Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of the patient's approach to their treatment affects their care management?

Cooperative attitude and participation in decision making Signup and view all the answers

What kind of patients can be successfully treated with reasonable care and effort in patient management?

Most patients Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is part of the extraoral evaluation during treatment planning?

Neck posture Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the dentist's observation during treatment planning?

TMJ evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is NOT part of the intraoral examination during treatment planning?

"Saliva" Signup and view all the answers

Which residual bone height is characteristic of Class III edentulous condition?

11 to 15 mm Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing feature of Class II edentulous condition?

Continued degradation of denture-supporting structures Signup and view all the answers

In which class is surgical intervention (implant therapy or pre-prosthetic surgery) needed for adequate prosthodontic function?

Class III Signup and view all the answers

What does Class IV edentulous condition indicate about the residual ridge morphology?

Offers no resistance to horizontal or vertical movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic maxillomandibular relationship in Class I edentulous condition?

Class I only Signup and view all the answers

What influences the stability and retention of the denture base in Class IV edentulous condition?

Location of muscle attachments Signup and view all the answers

Which edentulous condition is characterized by continued degradation of denture-supporting structures?

Class II Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic residual bone height in Class I edentulous condition?

< 21 mm Signup and view all the answers

What indicates the need for surgical reconstruction in Class IV edentulous condition?

< 11 mm residual bone height Signup and view all the answers

Which class would most likely be successfully treated by conventional techniques?

Class I Signup and view all the answers

In which class does the residual ridge have minimum influence to resist horizontal or vertical movement of the denture base?