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Direct retainers: Esthetic solutions in the smile zone
MA Aras, V Chitre
Goa Dental College and Hospital, Goa, India
Correspondence Address:
M A Aras
Goa Dental College and Hospital, Goa
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.16333
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Direct retainers are the essential components of cast removable partial dentures. However, their presence and acute visibility, when the patient smiles, can be a sore to the eye. The unaesthetic appearance of the direct retainer is a vexing problem that dentists in general and the patient in particular have to contend with. Presented herein is a literature review of the various means to either eliminate or minimize their display when the patient bears a smile.
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