Question 83 · LDEK · Complete dentures

During treatment of edentulous patients, Herbst tests are used at the stage of:

1) trial insertion of complete dentures;
2) adjusting individualized impression trays;
3) taking functional impressions;
4) establishing occlusal relationship;
5) relining the denture.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2,3.
  2. B. 2,3,4.
  3. C. 2,3,5.
  4. D. only 3.
  5. E. all the above.
Hint

Herbst movements reveal overextended borders of an impression tray, or of a denture used as a tray — which stages involve border moulding?

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