Question 13 · LDEK · Examination and prosthetic treatment planning

Temporary dentures used as rehabilitation devices during the first stage of prosthodontic treatment are intended to:

1) make spatial arrangement of the mandible and the height of a vertical occlusion dimension according to the construction bite;
2) adjust mandible translation to a new occlusion arrangement;
3) maintain a uniform occlusal support;
4) reconstruct the correct occlusal conditions in relation to the change of guidance;
5) verify the TMJ and masticatory muscle function in changed occlusal conditions.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2.
  2. B. 2,3,4.
  3. C. all the above.
  4. D. 1,5.
  5. E. only 1.
Hint

Provisional rehabilitation dentures test a new jaw relationship before definitive work; consider every function such a trial must fulfil.

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