Festooning

Front 1

T OR F: Festooning takes place after you arrange the teeth on the occlusion rim.

Back 1

TRUE

Front 2

The process of carving the denture base to simulate the contour of natural tissues which are being replaced by the denture.

Back 2

Festooning

Front 3

When festooning for the first time a ______ of a natural dentition with healthy gingiva should be used as a model.

Back 3

cast

Front 4

T OR F: Carving a denture base to simulate natural gingiva is much simpler than attempting to induce contours

Back 4

TRUE

Front 5

Outlandish carving take away from the appearance of the denture and make the denture more difficult to _____.

Back 5

clean

Front 6

One of the most common errors made in festooning is making the ____ ____ too small or nonexistent.

Back 6

interdental papilla

Front 7

Making the interdental papilla too small causing what two problems?

Back 7

It causes a space where food will pack and it also makes the denture difficult to polish.

Front 8

Another common error is to place ____ between each tooth.

Back 8

grooves

Front 9

T OR F: When the teeth have been set for try-in, the denture base must be contoured so that the teeth and base look natural.

Back 9

TRUE

Front 10

T OR F: Final festooning should not be done until the arrangement of teeth have been completed.

Back 10

TRUE

Front 11

Placing a softened stick of wax on a denture base and molding it with your fingers

Back 11

Press-on method

Front 12

This method causes less distortion than the "drip on" method.

Back 12

Press-on method

Front 13

Taking a piece of baseplate wax and rolling it into the diameter of a pencil then heating it in a Bunsen burner flame and dripping it onto the denture

Back 13

drip-on method

Front 14

These method's objective is to add a sufficient bulk of wax to the denture base which can then be carved

Back 14

Drip-on method and the press-on method

Front 15

Failure to cut the wax to the cervical line result in the teeth looking too what?

Back 15

short

Front 16

What kind of instrument is the best type of instrument to use for contouring a denture base?

Back 16

a sharp instrument with a spoon-shaped end

Front 17

Hanau torches and other types of wax torches are used to ____ wax not to contour it and only seldom to __ wax

Back 17

smooth; flow

Front 18

When the denture base has been properly carved and contoured, _______will round the marginal gingival area, interdental papillae and form the gingival ____.

Back 18

flaming;cuff

Front 19

T OR F: Sometimes a little wax will flow onto the denture teeth during flaming

Back 19

TRUE

Front 20

The extra flash that flows onto the denture teeth during flaming is removed by using a ____ instrument.

Back 20

sharp

Front 21

T OR F: You can attempt to reflame and recontour the denture after this final trimming around the teeth

Back 21

FALSE. Do not attempt to recontour the denture or to reflame after the final trimming.

Front 22

T OR F: Gingival carving to simulate the lingual gingival are placed in the same manner as they were on the facial surface of the denture.

Back 22

TRUE

Front 23

Prolonged contact of the wax solvent with the wax may result in what?

Back 23

Loosening the teeth in the wax.

Front 24

A piece of what may be used to clean wax from between anterior teeth ?

Back 24

dental floss

Front 25

After the denture is cleaned with solvent and flossed then the next step is to...

Back 25

Wash with cool soap water to remove the wax solvent.

Front 26

Stippling in the wax denture base is done by first doing what?

Back 26

Lightly flaming it

Front 27

What is the second step in flaming?

Back 27

Strike the denture base in the anterior region or where the dentist has instructed with a soft toothbrush

Front 28

What is the last step in stippling denture wax?

Back 28

Flaming the denture base in a fleeting manner.