Question 234 (part 2) · LDEK · Partial dentures
One of the forces which fixates the mucosa-supported denture on the basal area, which does not occur in case of complete dentures, is the force of:
- A. adhesion.
- B. wedge.
- C. gravity.
- D. intersurface tension.
- E. cohesion.
Hint
Which retention mechanism requires natural teeth, against which the denture base and artificial teeth can rub?
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