TOPIC : MAXILLOMANDIBULAR RELATIONSHIP 🎯 KEY FACTS 🔹Camper’s line is the line joining the inferior border of the ala of the nose to the superior border of the tragus. Ideally, the Camper’s plane is considered to be parallel to the occlusal plane. 🔹Christensen’s phenomenon is the space that occurs between the occlusal surfaces during mandibular […]
  TOPIC: ARTICULATORS AND FACEBOWS 🎯 KEY FACTS 🔹Arcon Articulators contain the condylar guidance within the upper member and the condylar elements within the lower member. 🔹Functional Articulation is the occlusal contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth during mastication and deglutition. 🔹Bennett Angle is formed between the sagittal plane and the orbital path (horizontal […]
TOPIC: IMPRESSIONS IN COMPLETE DENTURES 🎯 KEY POINTS : 🔹 Sublingual crescent is the crescent-shaped area on the anterior floor of the mouth formed by the lingual wall of the mandible and the adjacent sublingual fold. It is the area of the anterior alveololingual sulcus. 🔹 Retromolar pad consists of glandular tissues and the fibres […]
TOPIC: MOUTH PREPARATION OF COMPLETE DENTURE PATIENTS 🎯 KEY FACTS : 🔹Epulis fissuratum is caused due to overextension of the labial flanges. 🔹Generalized soreness of the denture-bearing area in a new denture wearer is due to increased vertical dimension. 🔹Mandibular tori are most commonly located lingual to the premolar region. 🔹Maxillary tori are most commonly […]
TOPIC: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING FOR EDENTULOUS PATIENTS 🎯 KEY FACTS 🔹 Posterior Palatal Seal area is used to complete the peripheral valve seal across the distal border of the denture. 🔹 Abfraction is the pathologic loss of hard tooth substance caused by biomechanical loading forces. 🔹 Angular Cheilitis is the inflammation of the angles […]
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO EDENTULOUS STATE 🎯 KEY POINTS 🔹 Complete Denture Prosthodontics deals with replacement of all the natural teeth with artificial substitutes. 🔹Somatoprosthetics is the art and science of prosthetic replacement of the external parts of the body that are missing or deformed 🔹Myotatic Reflex is the mechanism that mediates the jaw-closing reflex and […]
 DEFINITIONS OF ORTHODONTICS 🔹MALOCCLUSION: Any deviation from normal occlusion. 🔹MOMENT (of a force): The tendency of a force to cause rotation. 🔹NANCE PALATAL ARCH: A maxillary fixed anchorage reinforcing appliance consisting of a wire soldered onto the first molar bands connected to an acrylic button contacting the anterior palatal surface. 🔹NASOLABIAL ANGLE: The angle between […]
🌟 MUST READ DEFINTIONS  🔸FACEMASK: An extra-oral appliance, commonly used in Class III malocclusion, that uses anchorage from the chin and forehead to place anterior forces on the maxillary dentition and/or maxilla. 🔸FIXED APPLIANCE: An appliance that is cemented or bonded onto the teeth and cannot be removed by the patient. 🔸FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCE: A removable or […]
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸ADAPTIVE SWALLOWING PATTERN: A swallowing pattern that exists when a normal lip-to-lip anterior oral seal cannot be achieved. 🔸ANCHORAGE: The resistance to unwanted three-dimensional forces generated in reaction to the active components of an appliance. 🔸ANGLE CLASSIFICATION: A classification of malocclusion introduced by Edward Angle based on the anteroposterior relationship of […]
DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸BINDING: During tooth movement along an archwire, a high couple occurs between bracket and wire, owing to overtipping of the tooth. Binding is the locking of these two materials due to friction. As a result of binding, tooth movement stops. Binding can also occur during sliding of the wire in en masse […]
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