Which of the following is most likely to occur if attachment epithelium is removed during curettage: deepening of pockets.

The most common reason why hyperplastic tissue is removed or reduced during the construction of a complete denture is that it interferes with the stability of the denture.

A surveyor is a device used in the fabrication of removable partial dentures (RPDs) to assess and establish the path of insertion and removal. It is primarily involved in determining the guiding planes and the placement of the major connector and retentive elements like rests and minor connectors. It does not directly assess the support provided by the underlying tissues to the RPD, which is influenced by factors such as the edentulous ridge contour and the type of RPD design.

Excessive vertical dimension may affect all of the above: encroaching the freeway space, proper centric relation, proper retention.

The property of saliva that affects denture retention is both quality and quantity of serous and mucus saliva.