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Prosthodontics & Occlusion · single question

A completed denture arrives from the laboratory. What should be verified FIRST?

  1. The shade of the denture teeth
  2. The occlusal contacts at the try-in
  3. That the case corresponds to the correct patient
  4. The extension of the denture borders
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Correct answer: C. That the case corresponds to the correct patient

  • A. Shade verification against the prescription is part of the subsequent assessment sequence.
  • B. Occlusal evaluation is essential but comes after confirming the case is the right one and has been disinfected.
  • C. CORRECT. Confirm PATIENT IDENTITY first. Cross-check the laboratory prescription, the case number, and the patient's name against the record before anything is placed in the mouth. Delivering another patient's prosthesis is an avoidable and consequential error, and cross-contamination between cases is a genuine infection-control concern. Disinfection of the incoming case is the companion first step.
  • D. Border extension is checked intraorally after identity and disinfection have been confirmed.

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