Question 129 · LDEK · Bridges

Traditional bridges should not be applied:

1) in class III and IV, VI according to Applegate and Kennedy without modification;
2) when the angulation between the long axes of abutments is greater than 25°;
3) when abutment teeth revealed II° mobility according to Entin;
4) in epileptic patients;
5) in the case of large alveolar resorption in an edentulous area;
6) after trauma and 11, 12 tooth avulsion in children between 6 and 12 years of age.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3,4.
  2. B. 2,5,6.
  3. C. 5,6.
  4. D. 2,3,5,6.
  5. E. 1,2,3,6.
Hint

Look for conditions that block a common path of insertion, weaken abutments, spoil aesthetics or hinder jaw growth; note the mobility grade in 3.

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