AAID MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. what are complete dentures? - CORRECT ANSWERS-removable dental prostheses which
replace the entire lost dentition and associated structures of the maxilla and/ or
mandible
2. can polyvinylsiloxane be used with the wash technique and the space technique? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
3. in bigger cities, are complete dentures a larger or smaller part of care? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-smaller; patients have better access to care
4. you would probably do more RPDs and fixed
5. complete dentures is full rehabilitation in ____________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-plastic
6. for complete dentures, we replace ________________________ with plastic. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-what's missing (teeth and soft tissue)
7. how will the # of patients who need complete dentures change in the next 20 years? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-increase
8. have materials and techniques used to fabricate complete dentures changed in past 20
years? - CORRECT ANSWERS-not much; similar to what it was
,9. how many people needed CDs in 1990s? how many will need in 2020? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-1990s: 33.6 million
10. 2020: 37.9 million
11. in 2030, it is expected that ____ of the population above age 65 (_____ million) will have
no teeth. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1/3
12. 967
13. will you sometimes see young people that require CD? - CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
14. where is the buccal freni located? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-at the cusp of the
first premolar that goes from the alveolar process to where the cheek would be
15. maxilla
16. what is the labial frenum? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-fibrous tissue that goes to
the alveolar process located in midline
17. maxilla
18. what is the incisive papilla? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-covers blood vessels and
nerves that exit the incisive canal, located around the maxillary central incisors
19. what are palatal rugae? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-irregular transverse ridges
that are located in the anterior portion of the hard palate
, 20. maxilla
21. what is the medial palatal suture? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-the sagittal
articulation between palatine bones; covered by a thin layer of oral mucosa
22. maxilla
23. whatfisfthefmaxillaryfresidualfridge?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
whatfisfleftfafterfteethfhavefbeenfremoved
24. whatfisfthefmaxillaryftuberosity?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
thefbilateralfroundedfeminencesfonfmaxillaryfbonefonfareafwherefmolarfwouldfbe;fitfisfth
efmedialfsurfacefoffthefbuccalfspace
25. whatfisfthefbuccalfvestibule?fwhichfarch?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
portionfoffthefperipheralfrollfthatfextendsffromfthefbuccalffrenumftofthefhamularfnotch;fu
suallyf*thefwidestfportionfoffthefperipheralfrollfandfisflateralftoftheftuberosity*
26. maxilla
27. whatfisfthefhamularfnotch?fwhichfarch?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
thefpalpablefnotchfformedfbyfthefjunctionfoffthefmaxillaryftuberosityfandfthefpterygoidfh
amulusfoffthefsphenoidfbone
28. maxilla
29. thefhamularfnotchfisfalsofcalledfwhat?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-thefpterygomaxillaryfnotch
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. what are complete dentures? - CORRECT ANSWERS-removable dental prostheses which
replace the entire lost dentition and associated structures of the maxilla and/ or
mandible
2. can polyvinylsiloxane be used with the wash technique and the space technique? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
3. in bigger cities, are complete dentures a larger or smaller part of care? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-smaller; patients have better access to care
4. you would probably do more RPDs and fixed
5. complete dentures is full rehabilitation in ____________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-plastic
6. for complete dentures, we replace ________________________ with plastic. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-what's missing (teeth and soft tissue)
7. how will the # of patients who need complete dentures change in the next 20 years? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-increase
8. have materials and techniques used to fabricate complete dentures changed in past 20
years? - CORRECT ANSWERS-not much; similar to what it was
,9. how many people needed CDs in 1990s? how many will need in 2020? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-1990s: 33.6 million
10. 2020: 37.9 million
11. in 2030, it is expected that ____ of the population above age 65 (_____ million) will have
no teeth. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1/3
12. 967
13. will you sometimes see young people that require CD? - CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
14. where is the buccal freni located? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-at the cusp of the
first premolar that goes from the alveolar process to where the cheek would be
15. maxilla
16. what is the labial frenum? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-fibrous tissue that goes to
the alveolar process located in midline
17. maxilla
18. what is the incisive papilla? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-covers blood vessels and
nerves that exit the incisive canal, located around the maxillary central incisors
19. what are palatal rugae? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-irregular transverse ridges
that are located in the anterior portion of the hard palate
, 20. maxilla
21. what is the medial palatal suture? which arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS-the sagittal
articulation between palatine bones; covered by a thin layer of oral mucosa
22. maxilla
23. whatfisfthefmaxillaryfresidualfridge?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
whatfisfleftfafterfteethfhavefbeenfremoved
24. whatfisfthefmaxillaryftuberosity?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
thefbilateralfroundedfeminencesfonfmaxillaryfbonefonfareafwherefmolarfwouldfbe;fitfisfth
efmedialfsurfacefoffthefbuccalfspace
25. whatfisfthefbuccalfvestibule?fwhichfarch?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
portionfoffthefperipheralfrollfthatfextendsffromfthefbuccalffrenumftofthefhamularfnotch;fu
suallyf*thefwidestfportionfoffthefperipheralfrollfandfisflateralftoftheftuberosity*
26. maxilla
27. whatfisfthefhamularfnotch?fwhichfarch?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
thefpalpablefnotchfformedfbyfthefjunctionfoffthefmaxillaryftuberosityfandfthefpterygoidfh
amulusfoffthefsphenoidfbone
28. maxilla
29. thefhamularfnotchfisfalsofcalledfwhat?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-thefpterygomaxillaryfnotch
