FIXED PROSTHODONTICS EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ ____ _____ comes from the position of the maxillary anterior teeth.
Answer: lip support
◉ The position of the _______ _______ remains constant even after
tooth extraction. Answer: incisive papilla
◉ Average distance from the incisive papilla to the incisal edge of
the central incisor is ____ mm. Answer: 8-10 mm
◉ The average distance from the ____ ____ to the ___ ____ of the central
incisor is 8-10 mm. Answer: incisive papilla to the incisal edge of the
central incisor
◉ elevation of soft tissue covering the foramen of the incisive or
nasopalatine canal Answer: incisive papilla
◉ What foramen does the incisive papilla cover? Answer: incisive or
nasopalatine canal
,◉ average incisal display for female vs. male: Answer: female: 3-4
mm
male: 1-2 mm
◉ Incisal display (increases/decreases) as patients age. Answer:
decreases
◉ ____ ____ decreases as patients age Answer: incisal display
◉ The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be ____ to the
interpupillary line. Answer: parallel
◉ The ____ plane from the ____ plane should be PARALLEL to the
interpupillary line. Answer: occlusal plane from the frontal plane
◉ _____ should be centered and perpendicular to the interpupillary
line. Answer: midline
◉ Statement 1: The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be
perpendicular to the interpupillary line.
Statement 2: Midline should be centered and parallel to the
interpupillary line
a. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
, b. Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false Answer: d. Both statements are false
- The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be PARALLEL to
the interpupillary line.
- Midline should be centered and PERPENDICULAR to the
interpupillary line
◉ The maxillary midline can be off by ____ mm before it can be
noticeable as unattractive. Answer: 4 mm
◉ A midline cant of just ___ mm however, is noticed right away
Answer: 1 mm
◉ a line running from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to the
superior border on the tragus of the ear; it is frequently used, with a
third point on the opposing tragus, for the purpose of establishing
the ala-tragus plane, ideally the ala-tragus plane is considered to be
parallel to the occlusal plane; the occlusal plane is at an angle of
approximately 10º relative to the Frankfort horizontal plane, when
viewed in the midsagittal plane Answer: ala-tragus line
◉ The ala-tragus line runs from the ___ border of the ala of the _____
to the superior border on the tragus of the ____ Answer: INFERIOR
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ ____ _____ comes from the position of the maxillary anterior teeth.
Answer: lip support
◉ The position of the _______ _______ remains constant even after
tooth extraction. Answer: incisive papilla
◉ Average distance from the incisive papilla to the incisal edge of
the central incisor is ____ mm. Answer: 8-10 mm
◉ The average distance from the ____ ____ to the ___ ____ of the central
incisor is 8-10 mm. Answer: incisive papilla to the incisal edge of the
central incisor
◉ elevation of soft tissue covering the foramen of the incisive or
nasopalatine canal Answer: incisive papilla
◉ What foramen does the incisive papilla cover? Answer: incisive or
nasopalatine canal
,◉ average incisal display for female vs. male: Answer: female: 3-4
mm
male: 1-2 mm
◉ Incisal display (increases/decreases) as patients age. Answer:
decreases
◉ ____ ____ decreases as patients age Answer: incisal display
◉ The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be ____ to the
interpupillary line. Answer: parallel
◉ The ____ plane from the ____ plane should be PARALLEL to the
interpupillary line. Answer: occlusal plane from the frontal plane
◉ _____ should be centered and perpendicular to the interpupillary
line. Answer: midline
◉ Statement 1: The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be
perpendicular to the interpupillary line.
Statement 2: Midline should be centered and parallel to the
interpupillary line
a. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
, b. Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false Answer: d. Both statements are false
- The occlusal plane from the frontal plane should be PARALLEL to
the interpupillary line.
- Midline should be centered and PERPENDICULAR to the
interpupillary line
◉ The maxillary midline can be off by ____ mm before it can be
noticeable as unattractive. Answer: 4 mm
◉ A midline cant of just ___ mm however, is noticed right away
Answer: 1 mm
◉ a line running from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to the
superior border on the tragus of the ear; it is frequently used, with a
third point on the opposing tragus, for the purpose of establishing
the ala-tragus plane, ideally the ala-tragus plane is considered to be
parallel to the occlusal plane; the occlusal plane is at an angle of
approximately 10º relative to the Frankfort horizontal plane, when
viewed in the midsagittal plane Answer: ala-tragus line
◉ The ala-tragus line runs from the ___ border of the ala of the _____
to the superior border on the tragus of the ____ Answer: INFERIOR
