Direct Retainers Part 2 Flashcards
–Retentive arm approaches undercut from below survey line
–Bar clasps
Infrabulge
Indications for _______
–Distal extension RPD
–Tooth-supported RPD, esthetics factor
Bar clasps
What is the most common bar clasp?
I-bar clasp
- Advantages–More esthetic–More flexible–Less conducive to caries (less tooth coverage)–Wider range of undercut adaptability (I-bar) •MF, Mid-F, DF
- Disadvantages–Less bracing–Possible tissue impingement–Food impaction–More difficult to repair or replace
Bar clasp
–Must not impinge on soft tissue
–Tapered •(Flexible minor connector: exception to rule)
–Cross gingival margin at 90 degrees
–Extend onto abutment tooth to the height of contour
–Not positioned over soft tissue undercut: food trap, tissue irritation
•Approach arm
–Class III RPD, short-span Class IV
Tooth-supported RPDs
–Class I & II RPD, long-span Class IV
•Tooth-tissue supported RPDs
For tooth supported cases, what clasp is described:
–Most common
–Retentive undercut remote from edentulous area
–Reciprocal clasp
- Less esthetic
-1st choice
Circumferential
For tooth supported cases, what clasp is described:
–Mesiofacial, Midfacial, Distofacial undercut
–Reciprocal clasp
–Tissue undercut prevents use
-More esthetic than circumferential
-2nd choice
I-bar
For tooth supported cases, what clasp is described:
–Retentive undercut adjacent to edentulous area
–Reciprocal clasp
–Tissue undercut prevents use
-3rd choice
1/2 T-bar
For tooth supported cases, what clasp is described:
–Retentive undercut adjacent to edentulous area
–Used when tissue undercut present
•½ T or I-bar cannot be used
–Excess tooth coverage, disadvantage
-Difficult to fabricate
-4th choice
Reverse Circlet (Hairpin)
For tooth supported cases, what clasp is described:
–Used when retainer is necessary in a dentate area
–Used in Class IV & Class III arch with no modification space
–Also used in Class II tooth-tissue supported RPD, when no modification space exists
•Embrasure clasp
•an imaginary line, connecting occlusal rests, around which a partial removable dental prosthesis tends to rotate under masticatory forces. The determinants for the fulcrum line are usually the cross arch occlusal rests located adjacent to the tissue borne components
Fulcrum line
_____ of the RPD toward the residual ridgearound the horizontal fulcrum line
–Factor in Class I & II extension RPDs
–RPD potentially functions as a lever
–Can result in detrimental clasp forces on the abutment teeth
Rotation
Is there a greater arch of rotation around the fulcrum line when the rest is on the mesial or distal causing more dislodgement?
Distal
______ placement of the rest helps direct the forces more vertically onto the tissues of the residual ridge.
Anterior placement