Prosthodontics & Occlusion · single question

A patient is missing teeth #17–20 (one posterior edentulous area with NO teeth distal to it). This is which Kennedy classification?

  1. Class I
  2. Class II
  3. Class III
  4. Class IV
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Correct answer: B. Class II

  • A. Class I requires BILATERAL distal-extension areas.
  • B. Correct. A single unilateral distal-extension area = Kennedy Class II.
  • C. Class III is bounded by natural teeth on both ends.
  • D. Class IV is a single anterior crossing-midline area.

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