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Complete Denture Viva Questions

The document provides a comprehensive overview of complete dentures in prosthodontics, including definitions, parts, and key concepts such as retention, support, and stability. It outlines anatomical landmarks, materials used, and important procedures like tissue conditioning and wax try-ins. Additionally, it addresses common patient complaints and the processes of relining and rebasing dentures.

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Complete Denture Viva Questions

The document provides a comprehensive overview of complete dentures in prosthodontics, including definitions, parts, and key concepts such as retention, support, and stability. It outlines anatomical landmarks, materials used, and important procedures like tissue conditioning and wax try-ins. Additionally, it addresses common patient complaints and the processes of relining and rebasing dentures.

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Chairside Viva Questions and Answers - Complete Denture (Prosthodontics)

Q: What is a complete denture?

A: A removable prosthesis that replaces all the natural teeth and associated structures in either the

maxillary or mandibular arch or both.

Q: What are the parts of a complete denture?

A: Denture base, flanges, and teeth.

Q: What is retention, support, and stability in complete denture?

A: Retention: Resistance to vertical dislodging forces.

Support: Resistance to vertical forces toward the tissue.

Stability: Resistance to horizontal or rotational forces.

Q: What are the anatomical landmarks for maxillary and mandibular dentures?

A: Maxillary: Labial frenum, buccal frenum, incisive papilla, maxillary tuberosity, vibrating line,

hamular notch.

Mandibular: Labial frenum, buccal shelf, retromolar pad, alveololingual sulcus.

Q: What is the significance of the posterior palatal seal?

A: Ensures retention of the maxillary denture, compensates for shrinkage, and improves comfort.

Q: What materials are used for making complete dentures?

A: Denture base: Heat-cure acrylic resin.

Teeth: Acrylic resin or porcelain.

Q: What is centric relation?

A: Maxillomandibular relationship where condyles articulate in anterior-superior position independent

of tooth contact.

Q: What is vertical dimension?

A: Distance between two selected points, measured in rest or occlusion.

Q: What is the difference between VDR and VDO?


A: VDR: Distance at rest.

VDO: Distance at occlusion.

Interocclusal space = VDR - VDO (2-4 mm).

Q: What is balanced occlusion?

A: Simultaneous contact of teeth on both sides in centric and eccentric movements.

Q: What is the purpose of tissue conditioning?

A: Restore health of inflamed tissues before final impressions.

Q: What are the common complaints of complete denture patients?

A: Soreness, looseness, speech/mastication difficulty, gagging, denture stomatitis.

Q: What is the purpose of a wax try-in?

A: Evaluate esthetics, phonetics, VDO, and centric relation before processing.

Q: How do you correct a high frenal attachment?

A: Perform frenectomy or modify flange of the denture.

Q: What is relining and rebasing?

A: Relining: Adding new material to tissue side.

Rebasing: Replacing entire base material without altering teeth.

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