Question 96 · LDEK · Impressions and impression materials
Which of the following Herbst’s tests are used to evaluate the landmarks of custom impression tray, both in the mandible and the maxilla?
1) opening mouth wide;
2) licking the upper and lower lip;
3) putting the lips as if whistling;
4) touching the cheek with the tip of the tongue;
5) sticking the tongue out above the upper lip;
6) mimic moves, wide smile.
The correct answer is:
2) licking the upper and lower lip;
3) putting the lips as if whistling;
4) touching the cheek with the tip of the tongue;
5) sticking the tongue out above the upper lip;
6) mimic moves, wide smile.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3.
- B. 1,3,6.
- C. 1,5,6.
- D. 2,3,5.
- E. 2,4,6.
Hint
Look for movements that tense tissues bordering both trays — the pterygomandibular region and the labial frena — rather than tongue-specific ones.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Prosthodontics
- The optimal occlusion scheme assumes:
- Chemical bonding between the metal substructure made of cobalt-chromium alloy, and dental ceramics is obtained through:
- On delivery of their immediate denture, within the first 24 hours, the patient should be advised:
- In order to relieve the periodontium when designing a removable partial denture, firstly one must:
- The bonding between a metal coping and porcelain in porcelain-fused-to-metal restoration is achieved by:
- A position, considered as the initial for registering the centric relation in edentulous patients is: