What determines Kennedy Classification?

What determines Kennedy Classification?

• A. teeth planned for extraction
• B. teeth not being used in the denture design
• C. missing 3rd molars
• D. missing 2nd molars

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that Kennedy classification is defined by the pattern of missing teeth and, specifically, which remaining teeth are not being used as abutments to support the denture. In practice, you map where edentulous areas exist and which teeth could or could not contribute to the denture’s framework. That pattern—created by teeth not used for abutment support—determines the classification. Teeth planned for extraction don’t establish the current pattern, and missing specific teeth (like a third or second molar) only matter insofar as they create an edentulous area that changes how the denture would be designed.

The main idea is that Kennedy classification is defined by the pattern of missing teeth and, specifically, which remaining teeth are not being used as abutments to support the denture. In practice, you map where edentulous areas exist and which teeth could or could not contribute to the denture’s framework. That pattern—created by teeth not used for abutment support—determines the classification. Teeth planned for extraction don’t establish the current pattern, and missing specific teeth (like a third or second molar) only matter insofar as they create an edentulous area that changes how the denture would be designed.