Flashcards
Pre-prosthetic surgery #1

Cards in this deck (12)
- 1______________ surgery prepares the mouth surgically to receive denturesPreprosthetic

- 2Preprosthetic surgery can modify ridge crest height as well as __________width
- 3Which is NOT modified surgically prior to making dentures? Bony spicule / Deficient ridge / Incisive papilla / Flabby soft tissueIncisive papilla
- 4Which jaw appears to enlarge with resorption? Maxillary / Mandibular / Neither / BothMandibular

- 5The functional unit of bone is termed ____________ system. (haversan / haversian / havelock / harvesian)haversian
- 6Bone resorption is the function of _________ ? (osteoblasts / osteoclasts / osteocystes)osteoclasts
- 7After the loss of teeth alveolar bone resorption is inevitable. TRUE or FALSE?TRUE

- 8When ridge crest height reduces with resorption, vestibule depth lessens. TRUE or FALSE?TRUE

- 9In the human body, only alveolar bone of jaws undergoes resorption with age. TRUE or FALSE?FALSE
- 10The best time to perform alveoloplasty is _________During the extraction appointment to lessen the number of surgeries
- 11Preprosthetic surgery deals with only modification of bone. True or False?False. Soft tissue surgery is often faster than bony surgery.
- 12In your opinion, would preprosthetic surgery be required prior to implants? Or is it needed for only for conventional dentures?Implant treatment, especially if "implant-supported dentures" also often necessitate preprosthetic surgery.
