GOOD MORNING
EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC DATA: THE
SECOND DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT
Second appointment
The second diagnostic appointment is used to complete the
gathering and the evaluation of the diagnostic data.
Diagnostic mounting:
a) supplement examination of oral cavity.
b) analysis of occlusion
c) patient education
d) provide a record of patients condition before
treatment
Procedure:
Facebow transfer
Centric relation registration
Mounting casts
Protrusive record, setting condylar elements
Face bow transfer:
Preparation of bite fork
Orientation of face bow
to bite fork and
reference points
Orientation of face bow
to articulator
Attachment of maxillary
cast to articulator
Centric relation record
Recommended method
Backrest at 60 degrees.
Deprogram oral musculature.
Slight backward and downward
pressure on patient mandible
Then CR record made.
Centric relation record:
Using wax
We can also use elastomeric registration
materials (wax tends to change dimension over
time and can become brittle)
Centric relation record:
Using Record bases
If patient does not
have enough teeth to
mount lower cast to
upper (i.e. no
posterior teeth),
fabricate record
bases.
Wax-up, take
relation in centric
relation.
Setting condylar elements
Protrusive record: with either wax or
elastomeric material.
Patient instructed to protrude mandible by 5-
6mm, then close into recording material.
Setting condylar elements
Too steep
Correct
inclination
Too shallow
The condylar setting is…
Extra-0ral examination:
Facial form and symmetry, jaw opening and
closing movements, palpation of TMJ and
muscles of mastication.
Definitive Oral Examination:
Caries and existing restorations
Carious lesions:
surface restorations
cast restorations
crowns
Margins of cast
restorations.
Possible extractions.
Definitive Oral Examination:
pulpal tissues
Possible pulp testing should be used to
determine the vitality of the teeth.
Selection of endodontically treated tooth
as abutments is NOT contraindicated.
Better prognosis with full crown
coverage restoration.
Definitive Oral Examination:
sensitivity to percussion
Unstable occlusion
Tooth in traumatic
occlusion
PA abscess
Acute pulpitis
Cracked tooth
syndrome
Definitive Oral Examination:
Periodontium
Trauma of occlusion
Inflammation of
periodontium
Colour, contour ,
form and stippling of
gingiva
Loss of bone support
Not useful as an abutment
for a partial denture
Useful for an abutment for
an over denture
Definitive Oral Examination:
Tooth mobility
Degree of mobility
(Grant, Stern & Everett 1972)
NP mobility – 0.05 -0.1 mm
- Viscoelastic property of pdl
(Carranza)
Class1: More than normal physiologic mobility but less
than 1mm of movement in any direction.
Class 2: A tooth moves 1 mm from normal position in any
direction
Class 3: A tooth moves more than 2 mm in any direction,
including rotation or depression.
Definitive Oral Examination:
Soft tissues abnormalities:
Labial frenum
Unsupported and hypermobile
gingiva
Space for mandibular major
connector: 8mm space for
lingual bar
Definitive Oral Examination:
Radiographic evaluation of
prospective abutments:
Root length, size and form
Crown-root ratio
Lamina dura
Periodontal ligament space
Evaluation of mounted diagnostic
casts
Tipped or malposed
teeth
Occlusion
Role of occlusal
equilibration
Interferences need to be corrected
Evaluation of mounted diagnostic
casts
Occlusal indicator wax, articulating paper or tape, and thin
metal foil may be helpful in assessment of occlusion.
treatment at centric relation ….
To observe the contacts of the teeth in the centric
relation, the dentist should ask the patient to touch the
teeth together slowly and lightly until the first contact is
felt and then to “ close all the way”.
Demonstration of a “slide” between the initial contact
and the position of maximum intercuspation indicates
a discrepancy in jaw closure between centric relation
and centric occlusion positions.
treatment at centric relation.....
The recontouring or restoration of the teeth to make
the centric relation and centric occlusion positions of
the jaw coincide is not always required.
Certainly, premature contacts in normal closure and
deflective occlusal contacts that causes the mandible
to slide protrusively or laterally must be corrected.
treatment at centric relation ….
According to Renner, following conditions should be
met:
1.The jaw closes smoothly and consistently into the centric
occlusion position.
2.Multiple, simultaneous, stable occlusal contacts in the centric
occlusion position.
3.No evidence of a slide following the initial occlusal contact.
4.No symptoms of dysfunction.
Finally….
Diagnostic wax-up
Provides a great
deal of information
regarding tooth
preparation,
placement and
occlusion.
Development of Treatment plan
How do I
develop a
Treatment
Plan????
Developing a sequenced treatment
plan
Phase I:
Evaluation of diagnostic data
Immediate Rx – pain, discomfort, infection
control
diagnostic mounting, wax-up, partial
design,
referral to other specialties (endo, ortho,
oral surgery etc.),
patient education (OHI, etc).
Developing a sequenced treatment
plan
Phase II:
Removal of caries,
extractions,
periodontal treatment –plaque control
measures,
occlusal equilibration- deflective and
premature contacts elimination,
placement of temporary restorations
(temporary crowns, etc).
Developing a sequenced treatment
plan
Phase III (continuation of Phase II):
Pre-prosthetic surgeries,
root canal therapies,
definitive restoration of teeth,
RPD mouth preparation.
Phase IV:
Placement of RPD,
Instruction for patient and written consent.
Phase V: Periodic recall, reinforcement of
education and motivation of the patient .
Typical problem.....
Changes caused by a mandibular Rpd opposing maxillary CD
Ellisworth Kelly -1972
Five changes may constitute
combination syndrome, as they are
quite characteristic. These changes are
loss of bone from the anterior part of
the maxillary ridge,
overgrowth of the tuberosities,
papillary hyperplasia in the hard
palate,
extrusion of the lower anterior teeth,
and
the loss of bone under the partial
denture bases.
CONCLUSION......
In no other phase of dentistry is the need for
knowledgeable planning and forethought so vital to a
successful outcome as it is in the practice of
removable partial prosthodontics.
The multitude of procedural and clinical details that
must be coordinated into an orderly sequence makes
it imperative that all factors bearing on the treatment
be carefully evaluated so that each phase of therapy
can be coordinated with the overall plan.