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What is the function of prosthodontic dentristry?
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Substitutes or replaces oral structures.
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What factors influence the scheduling of prosthodontic patients for treatment?
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Procedures to be done during the appointment and laboratory time required between appointments.
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What should you do if you are uncertain about the time allocation for various prosthodontic procedures?
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Ask the dentist and coordinate with the laboratory.
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What form must you intiate whenever preliminary impressions are made?
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DD Form 2322.
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What class of inlays are made for the mesial and distal surfaces of an anterior tooth, plus one or both of its incisal angles?
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IV.
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What class of inlays are limited to the facial surface of any of the teeth?
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V.
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What type of crown consists of complete coronal coverage of the tooth with a metal substructure overlayed with porcelain or resin?
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Complete veneered.
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Metal castings that cover the natural teeth the dentist prepares to support the fixed partial denture are called?
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Retainers.
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An artificial tooth that occupies the space formely filled by the crown of a natural tooth is?
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a pontic.
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What type of pontic is designed with a space of approximately 2 mm existing between the gingival surface of the pontic and the ridge mucosa?
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Hygienic or sanitary.
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What type of fixed partial denture has a pontic suspended from only one retainer?
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Cantilever.
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A single pontic and thin metal retainers located both proximally and lingually on the abutment teeth is a?
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Maryland bridge.
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When does an immediate denture usually require a reline after intial insertion?
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3 to 12 months
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What type of prosthesis is designed to replace one or more missing natural teeth (but not all), gingival tissue, and associated parts of the maxilla or mandible?
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Removable partial denture.
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What type of appliance replaces the entire dentition and is constructed for insertion over one or more remaining prepared teeth, roots, or dental implants?
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Complete overdenture.
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The DD Form 2322, Dental Laboratory Work Authorization, contains?
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patient information, fabrication instructions, and is used as a precious metals voucher, and an entry form for composite laboratory value codes.
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How many copies of DD Form 2322 must accompany a prosthetic case if the case is to be fabricated locally and precious metals are not required?
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Two.
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How many copies of DD Form 2322 must accompany a prosthetic case if the case is to be sent out to another laboratory for fabrication and the case requires precious metals?
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Four.
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What is used to keep dental compounds or other materials stored at a pliable consistency?
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Utility heater.
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Maintenance of the bunsen burner includes all of the following except?
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balancing a mixture of air and gas to produce a yellow flame.
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Which type of tray is generally used to make final impressions for crowns, fixed partial dentures, and complete dentures?
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Custom.
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Which spatula is used on the less delicate wax work where detail is not required?
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Gritman # 31.
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The roach carver is primarily designed to carve?
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wax.
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Which prosthodontic knife has a fairly large, red plastic handle and uses detachable blades?
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Compound.
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Which knife has a large, flat blade at one end with a wide screwdriver-appearing projection at the other end?
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Plaster.
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What type of bur is used only in straight handpieces and lathes in the dental laboratory?
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Denture trimming.
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Which instrument has a handle encircled with a heavy steel weight that slides from one end of the handel to the other?
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Crown remover.
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What device recreates the normal movement of a patient's jaw during the fabrication of the prosthesis?
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Articulator.
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What treatment does the dentist provide at the intial appointment for fixed prosthodontic treatment?
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Evaluation of the patient's treatment needs and preliminary maxillary and mandibular impressions for study casts.
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Whose responsibility is it to coordinate the prosthodontic cases with the dental laboratory?
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Dentist's assistant.
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