Question 245 · LDEK · Cast partial dentures
Clasp-retained dentures with precise retainer elements have certain flaws. Among which are:
1) hindered hygiene;
2) higher construction cost;
3) necessity of grinding the teeth adjacent to the gap;
4) transmission of vertical masticatory force to the abutment teeth;
5) one precise insertion path;
6) increased number of laboratory procedures.
The correct answer is:
2) higher construction cost;
3) necessity of grinding the teeth adjacent to the gap;
4) transmission of vertical masticatory force to the abutment teeth;
5) one precise insertion path;
6) increased number of laboratory procedures.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1, 3, 5.
- B. 1, 2, 3, 4.
- C. 1, 2, 3, 6.
- D. 2, 5, 6.
- E. 1, 6.
Hint
Weigh what precision attachments cost the patient and the laboratory against what they actually do biomechanically for the abutments.
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