At which appointment during the fabrication of a removable partial denture are the artificial teeth set in wax for evaluation?

• A. Try-in
• B. Initial impression
• C. Final processing
• D. Final polish

Answer: (A)

The stage where artificial teeth are arranged in wax for evaluation is the wax try-in. At this appointment, teeth are set in wax on the denture base so you can preview and assess how they look and function before finalizing the design. This allows checking aesthetics, phonetics, and occlusion, as well as how the teeth relate to the supporting tissues, vertical dimension, and bite, so any needed adjustments can be made easily in wax. If everything looks good, the setup is then processed into heat-cured acrylic for the final denture. The initial impression is only to capture anatomy, and final processing and polishing occur after the wax setup is approved.