Week 8

Question 1

The goal of prosthodontic treatment is to________

Answer 1

Preserve what remains.

Question 2

What are the 3 elements of Prosthetic Rehabilitation?

Answer 2

Occlusion
Esthetics
Phonetics

Question 3

What are the components of the Esthetic Composition?

Answer 3

• Dental composition
• Dentofacial Composition
• Facial composition

Question 4

What is Esthetic Harmony?

Answer 4

Equilibrium between distractive elements.

Question 5

What are the Vertical Reference lines?

Answer 5

• Bridge of the nose
• Philtrum
• Face Midline
• Dental midline

Question 6

What are the 9 components of a smile?

Answer 6

1. Lip line
   - high, moderate, low
2. Smile line ( More pronounced in women = curved line of facial maxillary teeth that coincides with curvature of lower lip when you smile)
3. Upper lip curvature
4. Buccal corridor
5. Axial alignment and Graduation
6. Dominance (Size & color of teeth Ex. Max. Centrals = KING)
7. Embrasures
8. Dental Morphology (Contact area, Embrasures & Texture)
9. Gingival Morphology (Gingival tissue, color, contour, health & Zenith

Question 7

Do you want induce a little asymmetry into your work?

Answer 7

Yes! A little asymmetry makes it look real! Perfect Symmetry looks artificial!

Question 8

Diagnostic waxing is what?

Answer 8

The process of developing intra- and interarch relationships to establish crown contours and occlusal schemes for diagnostic purposes.

Question 9

What is an emergence profile?

Answer 9

Angle at which tooth emerges from the gum line. *All teeth have straight emergence profiles in the gingival 3rd.