Question 250 · LDEK · Complete dentures

Patient reported with a complete denture fractured along the palatine suture. The dentist should:

1) control the accuracy of adhesion of broken fractions;
2) take the impression with the denture;
3) take the impression without the denture;
4) repair the denture chairside;
5) evaluate the palatine suture at handing over the denture.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1, 2.
  2. B. 1, 3.
  3. C. 1, 4.
  4. D. 1, 5.
  5. E. 3, 5.
Hint

A midline fracture usually signals a poorly fitting base, so think about combining the repair with relining.

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