FIXED PROSTHODONTICS UPDATED CORE CONCEPTS AND CLINICAL PROCEDURES REVIEW 2026

FIXED PROSTHODONTICS UPDATED CORE
CONCEPTS AND CLINICAL PROCEDURES
REVIEW 2026

◉ A patient with severe periodontal disease would generally not be
a good candidate for a fixed ____.
Answer: prosthesis


◉ If suitable abutment teeth are not present, another option may be
a removable prosthesis or ____.
Answer: implants


◉ Before prosthodontic treatment, the patient's dental condition
must be thoroughly ____.
Answer: evaluated


◉ The plan of care before prosthodontic treatment includes detailed
medical and dental ____.
Answer: histories


◉ The plan of care before prosthodontic treatment includes a
thorough ____ examination.

,Answer: intraoral


◉ The plan of care before prosthodontic treatment includes
diagnostic ____.
Answer: models


◉ The plan of care before prosthodontic treatment includes a
current full-mouth series of ____.
Answer: radiographs


◉ Indirect restorations are also known as ____ restorations.
Answer: cast


◉ Indirect restorations are fabricated outside the patient's mouth,
usually in a dental ____.
Answer: laboratory


◉ Examples of indirect restorations include inlays, onlays, veneers,
crowns, and fixed ____.
Answer: bridges


◉ An inlay is a cast restoration that resembles a Class ____
restoration.

, Answer: II


◉ An inlay covers the occlusal and ____ surface.
Answer: proximal


◉ An inlay involves the proximal surface and only a ____ of the
occlusal surface.
Answer: portion


◉ An onlay resembles a ____ restoration.
Answer: multisurface


◉ An onlay covers the proximal surfaces and most or all of the ____
surface.
Answer: occlusal


◉ An onlay involves cusp ____.
Answer: tips


◉ Gold is the strongest material for inlays and ____.
Answer: onlays