Task number 1

Patient N., 65 years old, has a complete absence of teeth in the upper and lower jaws. The alveolar process of the upper jaw and the alveolar part of the lower jaw are overdeveloped (large jaws). When obtaining anatomical impressions for the manufacture of laminar prostheses, the maxillary tubercles and mandibular (mucous) tubercles were not examined.

Questions: 1. What reasons could lead to poor quality impressions?

2. How to prevent (exclude) the repetition of these shortcomings?

  3. What preparation of standard impression trays can precede the taking of an impression?

  4. What should be the tactics for obtaining an anatomical impression from the upper jaw?

  5. What is the purpose of obtaining anatomical impressions in this clinical situation?