lingual bar
1lingual bar — continuous clasp …
2lingual plate — a major partial denture connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. When used on the maxillary arch it is often referred to as a palatal p …
3bar — 1. A unit of pressure equal to 1 megadyne (106 dyne) per cm2 in the CGS system, 0.9869233 atmosphere, or 105 Pa (N/m2) in the SI system. 2. A metal segment of greater length than …
4Kennedy bar — 1. a metal bar, usually resting on the lingual surfaces of teeth, that aids in their stabilization and acts as an indirect retainer. 2. continuous clasp …
5continuous clasp — continuous lingual clasp a clasp made of two or more stainless steel lingual clasps joined to each other and then joined to a major connector by two or more minor connectors; used to brace lingual upper teeth. Called also continuous bar retainer …
6Removable partial denture — Intervention MeSH D003832 …
7relief — 1. Removal of pain or distress, physical or mental. 2. In dentistry, reduction or elimination of pressure from a specific area under a denture base. SEE ALSO …
8linguoplate — A partial denture major connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. SYN: lingual plate …
9connector — In dentistry, a part of a partial denture which unites its components. major c. a plate or bar (lingual bar, palatal bar) used for the purpose of uniting partial denture bases. minor c. the connecting link (tang) between the major …
10relief space — a space between the slightly elevated lingual bar type of the major connector and the underlying soft tissue; it allows for a minor degree of settling of a removable partial denture without impinging on the structure over which the bar passes …
