Question 211 · LDEK · Complete dentures
Indicate the active methods which help establish the central position of the edentulous mandible:
1) swallowing method - swallowing saliva and closing the mandible at the end of the activity;
2) doctor’s gentle pressure on patient’s chin;
3) multiple repetition of closing and opening the mouth;
4) closing the mandible while the doctor is pressing the occlusion rim in the posterior teeth area;
5) touching the posterior border of the upper base plate with the tip of the tongue;
6) closing the mandible together with tilting the head forward;
7) closing the mandible, while the head is tilted backward;
8) using Dawson’s manipulation.
The correct answer is:
2) doctor’s gentle pressure on patient’s chin;
3) multiple repetition of closing and opening the mouth;
4) closing the mandible while the doctor is pressing the occlusion rim in the posterior teeth area;
5) touching the posterior border of the upper base plate with the tip of the tongue;
6) closing the mandible together with tilting the head forward;
7) closing the mandible, while the head is tilted backward;
8) using Dawson’s manipulation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,4,5,8.
- B. 2,3,4,6,8.
- C. 1,3,4,5,7,8.
- D. 1,2,3,4,7.
- E. 1,3,5,7.
Hint
Active methods rely on the patient's own actions that reflexly retrude the mandible, not on manipulation performed by the clinician.
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