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level questions: Introduction

Question	Answer
branch of dentistry that deals with the design, fabrication, and fitting of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth	Prosthodontics
First dentures were fabricated from	ivory and bone
The bones used to make the first dentures were usually from where	cattle and pig
Some cultures also used ________ to make dentures	gold, copper, and teeth from animals
One breakthrough in prosthodontics is the discovery of _______ which is used in most denture bases	acrylic resin
surgical specialty concerned with the design, construction, and fitting of prostheses	Prosthetics
Branch of surgery of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing parts with artificial structures	Prosthetics
an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impart part of the body	Prosthesis
Branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structure by artificial devices	Prosthodontics
The foundation on which a dental prosthesis rests or to hold up and serve as a foundation	Support
The quality of a denture or prosthesis to be firm, stable or constant	Stability
To resist displacement by functional, horizontal or rotational stresses	Stability
Quality inherent in the denture that resists the vertical forces of dislodgment	Retention
is a tooth, a portion of a tooth, or a portion of an implant that serves to support and/or retain a prosthesis	Abutment
a line encircling a tooth, designating its greatest circumference/ bulkiest at a selected position determined by a dental surveyor	Height of Contour
that portion of a tooth that lies between the height of contour and the gingiva	Undercut
True or False: all undercuts are bad	FALSE
types of undercut	beneficial and nonbeneficial
two or more vertically parallel surfaces of abutment teeth shaped to direct a prosthesis during placement and removal	Guiding planes
For easy placement; identify path of insertion	Guiding planes
the residual bone, with its soft tissue that covers the underlying area of the denture base	Residual Ridge or Edentulous ridge
remaining bone under soft tissue	Residual Ridge or Edentulous ridge
an accurate and positive reproduction of a maxillary or mandibular dental arch made from an impression of that arch	Cast/Dental Cast
types of arches in the oral cavity	dentulous and edentulous
an arch/patient with natural teeth present	Dentulous
an arch/patient with no natural	Edentulous
are a component of prosthodontics which denotes the branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth and craniofacial tissues with artificial substitutes	RPD
RPD aims for ____ and _____	restoration and maintenance
RPD is the maintenance and restoration of what?	oral functions, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient
in what way do we restore and maintain structure in RPD	restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth and craniofacial tissues with artificial substitutes
CONSIDERATIONS IN PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT:	oral functions, comfort, health and apperance