FIXED PROSTHODONTICS EXAM 2 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ a) Teeth with large pulps
b) Teeth with short clinical crowns
c) Economics is a concern Answer: Contraindications for Precision
attachments:
◉ a) Box forms
b) Grooves
c) Pins Answer: Internal Features to Improve Retention and
Resistance: (Only in solid tooth structure)
◉ a) Place them in sound dentin
b) Do not undermine enamel
c) Avoid perforation into the periodontal membrane
d) Do not encroach upon the pulp.
e) 1 pin should be sued for each missing cusp, line angle, or axial
wall. Answer: Guidelines for drilling Pin holes: (in line angles or
corners of the teeth)
,◉ a) Evaluate pulpal health
b) Assess the periodontal condition
c) Make a preliminary preparation design
d) Remove previous restorations and bases, all caries, and any
unsupported enamel
e) Evaluate the strength of the remaining walls.
f) Finalized the preparation design Answer: Considerations in
preparing for a damaged tooth:
◉ a) Chlorine compounds (sodium hypochlorite).
b) Combination synthetic phenolic compounds.
c) Glutaraldehydes.
d) Iodophors.
e) Phenolic / alcohol combinations. Answer: Disinfection of
Impressions:
◉ a) Pleasant odor, taste and color.
b) Dimensional stability.
c) Elastic properties, no permanent deformation after strain.
d) Compatible with cast and die material.
e) Adequate shelf life.
f) Setting characteristic to meet clinical requirements.
, g) Satisfactory consistency and texture.
h) Readily wets oral tissue.
i) Readily disinfected. Answer: Desirable properties of Impression
material:
◉ a) Mechanical entrapment
b) Compressive forces
c) Van der Waal's forces
d) Chemical bonding Answer: Bonding mechanisms between
ceramic porcelain and metal substructure:
◉ a) Class I: loss of faciolingual ridge width, with normal
apicocoronal height.
b) Class II: Loss of ridge height, with normal width.
c) Class III: Loss of both ridge width and height. Answer: Ridge
Deformities Classification:
◉ a) Corrosion and tarnish resistance.
b) Lower fusing temperature than alloy.
c) Nonpitting.
d) Strong.
e) Free-flowing.
f) Same color.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ a) Teeth with large pulps
b) Teeth with short clinical crowns
c) Economics is a concern Answer: Contraindications for Precision
attachments:
◉ a) Box forms
b) Grooves
c) Pins Answer: Internal Features to Improve Retention and
Resistance: (Only in solid tooth structure)
◉ a) Place them in sound dentin
b) Do not undermine enamel
c) Avoid perforation into the periodontal membrane
d) Do not encroach upon the pulp.
e) 1 pin should be sued for each missing cusp, line angle, or axial
wall. Answer: Guidelines for drilling Pin holes: (in line angles or
corners of the teeth)
,◉ a) Evaluate pulpal health
b) Assess the periodontal condition
c) Make a preliminary preparation design
d) Remove previous restorations and bases, all caries, and any
unsupported enamel
e) Evaluate the strength of the remaining walls.
f) Finalized the preparation design Answer: Considerations in
preparing for a damaged tooth:
◉ a) Chlorine compounds (sodium hypochlorite).
b) Combination synthetic phenolic compounds.
c) Glutaraldehydes.
d) Iodophors.
e) Phenolic / alcohol combinations. Answer: Disinfection of
Impressions:
◉ a) Pleasant odor, taste and color.
b) Dimensional stability.
c) Elastic properties, no permanent deformation after strain.
d) Compatible with cast and die material.
e) Adequate shelf life.
f) Setting characteristic to meet clinical requirements.
, g) Satisfactory consistency and texture.
h) Readily wets oral tissue.
i) Readily disinfected. Answer: Desirable properties of Impression
material:
◉ a) Mechanical entrapment
b) Compressive forces
c) Van der Waal's forces
d) Chemical bonding Answer: Bonding mechanisms between
ceramic porcelain and metal substructure:
◉ a) Class I: loss of faciolingual ridge width, with normal
apicocoronal height.
b) Class II: Loss of ridge height, with normal width.
c) Class III: Loss of both ridge width and height. Answer: Ridge
Deformities Classification:
◉ a) Corrosion and tarnish resistance.
b) Lower fusing temperature than alloy.
c) Nonpitting.
d) Strong.
e) Free-flowing.
f) Same color.
