Spring Removable Exam 1 Part I Q&A | 2024| UPDATED
1. What 3 things should you always
support, stability, and
consider with an RPD?
re- tention
2. What determines the Kennedy Classification? the most posterior
eden-
tulous area to be
restored with the
partial
3. Describe a Kennedy Class I - has a bilateral distal
ex- tension
4. Describe a Kennedy Class II - has one distal
extension
5. Describe a Kennedy Class III - has no distal
extensions
- has edentulous areas
elsewhere in the arch
(not crossing the
midline)
6. Describe a Kennedy Class IV - no distal extensions
- has a single
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edentulous area that
crosses the mid- line
- no mod spaces!
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7. T/F:You should determine a patient's False
Kennedy Classification before performing
any planned extractions Classification should
FOL- LOW rather than
precede any
extractions
8. T/F: If a 3rd molar is missing and is not go-
ing to be replaced, it is not considered in True
the Kennedy Classification
9. T/F: If a 3rd molar is present and will be
used as an abutment, it is considered in True
the Kennedy Classificatioin
10. T/F: If a second molar is missing and is
not to be replaced, it is not considered in True
the Kennedy Classification
11. T/F: There can be mod spaces in Class IV
arch- es False
Another edentulous
area lying posterior to
the "sin- gle bilateral
area cross- ing the
midline" would in-
stead determine the
clas- sification, since it
is deter- mined by the
12. T/F: Fixed partial dentures are usually the
most poste- rior
treatment of choice for missing teeth but
edentulous area
sometimes are not indicated or there may
be financial limitations for the patient True
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1. What 3 things should you always
support, stability, and
consider with an RPD?
re- tention
2. What determines the Kennedy Classification? the most posterior
eden-
tulous area to be
restored with the
partial
3. Describe a Kennedy Class I - has a bilateral distal
ex- tension
4. Describe a Kennedy Class II - has one distal
extension
5. Describe a Kennedy Class III - has no distal
extensions
- has edentulous areas
elsewhere in the arch
(not crossing the
midline)
6. Describe a Kennedy Class IV - no distal extensions
- has a single
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edentulous area that
crosses the mid- line
- no mod spaces!
2/
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7. T/F:You should determine a patient's False
Kennedy Classification before performing
any planned extractions Classification should
FOL- LOW rather than
precede any
extractions
8. T/F: If a 3rd molar is missing and is not go-
ing to be replaced, it is not considered in True
the Kennedy Classification
9. T/F: If a 3rd molar is present and will be
used as an abutment, it is considered in True
the Kennedy Classificatioin
10. T/F: If a second molar is missing and is
not to be replaced, it is not considered in True
the Kennedy Classification
11. T/F: There can be mod spaces in Class IV
arch- es False
Another edentulous
area lying posterior to
the "sin- gle bilateral
area cross- ing the
midline" would in-
stead determine the
clas- sification, since it
is deter- mined by the
12. T/F: Fixed partial dentures are usually the
most poste- rior
treatment of choice for missing teeth but
edentulous area
sometimes are not indicated or there may
be financial limitations for the patient True
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