Question 99 (part 2) · LDEK · Complete dentures

The procedure of establishing correct relation of mandible to maxilla, with presence of both occlusal rims during third visit, carried out in edentulous patient includes:

1) bringing the mandible to posterior occlusal relation, following shifting the mandible in medial line by 1mm anteriorly;
2) bringing the mandible to central occlusal position, followed by withdrawal of mandible to the posterior occlusal relation;
3) asking the patient to swallow;
4) earlier establishing the course of prosthetic plane of upper rim, lower rim’s correction and establishing the occlusal height;
5) due to adaptive processes, it is dependent on the height of previously used dentures;
6) using the placement of the end of the tongue in anterior part of palate.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3.
  2. B. 2,5.
  3. C. 1,6.
  4. D. 2,6.
  5. E. 1,4.
Hint

Ask what must be set on the rims before the horizontal jaw relation is recorded, and how the mandible is then guided.

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