Exam questions for the 4th year

General questions

1. Function of the teeth.

2. What can cause the loss of teeth and how does it effect the treatment planning in
partially dentate patients?
3. What are the consequences of the loss of teeth?
4. Dentures in oral rehabilitation.
5. Dentures in oral prevention.
6. Oral damage caused by dentures.
7. General requirements of dentures.
8. What is the masticatory system, which muscles take part in chewing.
9. Describe the centric occlusion and centric relation!
10. Describe the rest position, the rest vertical dimension and the free-way space!
11. Describe the Posselt-diagramm!
12. Describe condylar guidance and anterior guidance!
13. Describe the Christensen saggital phenomenon!
14. Describe the Christensen lateral phenomenon!
15. Simple hinge and average value articulators.
16. Adjustable articulators and the face-bow.
17. Canine guidance and group function.
18. Balanced articulation.
19. Infection control during dental treatment.
20.Visual shade selection and digital shade measurement devices
21.Theory of three dimensional tooth shade selection (3D-master theory)

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 Questions about partial dentures
1. Definition of the crown, types of crowns.
2. Definition of the fixed bridge and its components.
3. Bridge design: general requirements.
4.Bridge design: preventive aspects.
5. Types of bridges.
6. Definition of the dowelcore and its types.
7. Principles of tooth preparations.
8. Preparation for full crowns (metal crown, metal-ceramic crown, porcelain jacket crown).
9. Preparation for all-ceramic restoration. All ceramic restorations- technology in the dental
laboratory
10. CAD/CAM technology in the dental laboratory
11. Preparation for the dowel-cores.
12. Definition of the pontic, types.
13. Impression techniques for crowns and bridges.
14. Abutment protection after preparations, immediate and temporary restorations.
15. Removal of fixed bridges.
16. Definition and components of the removable partial dentures.
17. Major connectors: general requirements.
18. Criteria for selecting major connectors.
19. Support and retention of the removable partial dentures.
20. Definition of the rests and its types.
21. Palatal major connectors.
22. Mandibular major connectors.
23. Definition and types of direct retainers.
24. Clasps ( mode of action, types).
25. Precision attachments (slide, push-button, hinge, bar joint).
26. Telescopic crowns.
27. Definition and type of indirect retainers.
28. Dental surveyor and milling techniques.
29. Removable partial denture insertion.
30. Adhesive bridges.

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 Questions about complete dentures

1. Consequences of complete edentolousness.

2. Sequence of steps during the construction of complete dentures.
3. Medical history of the edentolous patient.
4. Dental history and the present complaint of the edentolous patient.
5. Extra-oral and intra-oral examination of the edentolous patient.
6. Diagnosis and treatment plan of the edentolous patient.
7. Clinical anatomy of the upper denture bearing area.
8. Clinical anatomy of the lower denture bearing area.
9. Retentive and displacing forces in connection of the complete denture.
10. First impression.
11. Second impression, spaced and close-fitting special tray, mucostatic and
mucodynamic impression techniques.
12. Recording jaw relations in edentolous patients.
13. Setting the teeth on complete dentures.
14. Tooth try-in in complete dentures.
15. Complete denture insertion, instructions to patients.
16. The surfaces of the complete dentures, complex functional approach.
17. Immediate complete denture.
18. Overdentures.
19. Dental implant in edentolous patient.

Budapest, 2014. September 8.

Dr. Hermann Péter

director

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