General
The lack of teeth.
What is edentulous?
Replaces the entire dentition and associated structures of the maxilla or mandible and rests on the denture foundation area, the mucosal-covered alveolar ridge.
What is:
-Tissue supported complete denture?
-Complete denture?
Denture and removable partial denture should be brushed this often.
What is twice daily?
Deep fissuring at the angles of the mouth, with cracks, ulcerations, and erythema.
What is angular cheilitis?
In the PHSC clinic, the prosthesis should be in the ultrasonic for this long.
What is 12 minutes?
A dental arch in which one or more but not all natural teeth are missing.
What is partially edentulous?
Supported by one or more natural teeth at each end.
What is traditional/bilateral bridge?
_______ should be used to clean the clasps on a removable partial denture.
What is clasp brush?
Lesions appear as a group of closely arranged, pebble-shaped, red, edematous projections.
What is Inflammatory hyperplasia?
In the PHSC clinic, this should be placed in the Ziploc bag with the prosthesis before it is returned to the patient.
What is toothbrush?
Two ways a patient becomes edentulous.
What are:
-Congenital?
-Trauma?
-Lack of Knowledge?
-Poor oral care?
Pontic supported by one or more teeth at one end only.
What is cantilever bridge?
Dentures should be soaked in a denture-cleaning solution to prevent this.
What is:
-Bacterial growth?
-C. albicans?
Type of tissue hyperplasia that symptoms typically form on the anterior aspect of the maxilla.
What is flabby ridge?
In the PHSC clinic, before the prosthesis is taken away from the patient, this should be done.
What is:
-Evaluation?
-Check for deformities?
Three reasons a patient should replace missing teeth.
What are:
-Migration of adjacent teeth?
-Migration of opposing teeth?
-Remaining teeth may suffer from the added function and stress?
-Loss of occlusal vertical dimension?
-Loss of vertical dimension?
Connects the crown to the pontic.
What is connector?
Denture and removable partial should be removed this often.
What is:
-At night?
-6 to 8 hours daily?
Isolated, red, inflamed areas, sometimes ulcerated are symptoms of this.
What is denture-induced irritation?
In the PHSC clinic, a prosthesis containing metal should be placed in this solution before it enters the ultrasonic.
What is:
-Mouthwash?
-Listerine?
-Peroxyl?
A consequence of an unopposed tooth.
Another name for overdenture.
What is overlay prosthesis?
Should not be used to clean calculus/biofilm off prosthesis.
What are sharp instruments?
Another name name for denture-induced irritation.
What are traumatic ulcers?
In the PHSC clinic, these items should be written on the Ziploc bag before it enters the ultrasonic.
What are:
-Patient's name?
-Clinician's name?
-Date?