RPD - connectors Flashcards
1
Q
major connectors
A
link saddle areas and create denture rigidity
2
Q
minor connectors
A
connect small components to the major connectors
3
Q
connectors contribute to
A
support
bracing
direct retention
indirect retention
4
Q
when should connectors finish
A
3mm from the gingival margin or above the survey line
- need to be robust enough to withstand use
5
Q
requirements of connectors
A
- comfort
- strength
- support
- retention
- hygiene (not food trap)
6
Q
mandibular connectors
A
lingual bar lingula plate submandibular connectors dental bar/continous clasp kennedy bar labial bar
