Crown and bridge principles, dentures, implants, extractions, local anesthesia, surgical complications and infections of the face.
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- What is the ferrule effect in crown preparation?
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A band of tooth structure encircled by the crown margin that increases resistance to fracture.- What is the minimum ferrule height recommended for a crown?
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About 1.5 to 2 mm of sound tooth structure.- What is a pontic in a fixed bridge?
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The artificial tooth that replaces a missing tooth and spans the edentulous space.- What is an abutment tooth?
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A natural tooth or implant that supports and retains a fixed or removable prosthesis.- What defines a cantilever bridge?
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A pontic supported by a retainer on only one side, with an abutment at just one end.- What does Ante's Law state?
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The combined periodontal ligament surface area of the abutment teeth should equal or exceed that of the teeth being replaced.- What is biologic width?
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The combined width of junctional epithelium and connective tissue attachment above the alveolar bone crest, about 2 mm.- What is freeway space (interocclusal rest space)?
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The small gap, about 2 to 4 mm, between the upper and lower teeth when the mandible is at physiologic rest.- What is centric relation?
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A reproducible, bone-to-bone jaw relationship with the condyles in their most superior, anterior position against the articular eminence, independent of tooth contact.- What is the purpose of the posterior palatal seal (post-dam) on a maxillary denture?
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It compresses soft tissue at the back of the denture to create suction and improve retention.- What is combination syndrome in denture patients?
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Bone loss under an anterior maxillary edentulous ridge opposing natural mandibular anterior teeth, seen with a maxillary complete denture and a mandibular partial denture retaining only anterior teeth.- What is the most common material used for a removable denture base?
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Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) acrylic resin.- What is the purpose of relining a denture?
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Adding new material to the tissue surface of the denture to improve fit after the ridge has resorbed.- What is osseointegration?
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Direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing implant, with no intervening soft tissue.- What is peri-implantitis?
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An inflammatory disease affecting soft and hard tissue around an implant that causes progressive loss of supporting bone.
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