Question 183 (part 2) · LDEK · Cast partial dentures

Indicate false statements regarding the minor connectors in cast removable dentures:

  1. A. they must be rigid.
  2. B. they must adhere to teeth on lower angular surfaces.
  3. C. they can not act traumatically towards the periodontium.
  4. D. they should be distanced from the periodontium by 0.2 to 0.7 mm.
  5. E. they cannot form recesses for food in interdental spaces.
Hint

Minor connectors are rigid — consider where on a tooth a rigid element can lie without blocking insertion.

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