Question 93 · LDEK · Complete dentures
Clicking sounds of artificial teeth during speech of a patient using the removable partial dentures can result from:
- A. reduced occlusal vertical dimension.
- B. increased occlusal vertical dimension.
- C. restricted tongue space.
- D. too long posterior border of the maxillary removable denture.
- E. too long lingual border of the mandibular removable denture.
Hint
Clicking during speech means the teeth meet when they should stay apart — what has happened to the freeway space?
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