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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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Anterior loop connector fixed partial denture: A simple solution to a complex prosthodontic dilemma
Kamalakanth Shenoy1, Arbaz Sajjad2
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Derelekatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Arbaz Sajjad
8-2-684/III/9, Kanakadurga Temple Lane, Road No -12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.49022
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Drifting of teeth into the edentulous area may reduce the available pontic space; whereas a diastema existing before an extraction may result in excessive mesio-distal width to the pontic space. Although rarely used, loop connectors are sometimes required to address this problem of excessive mesio-distal width pontic space. The loop may be cast from sprue wax that is circular in cross section or shaped from platinum-gold-palladium (Pt-Au-Pd) alloy wire. Loop connectors offer a simple solution to the above mentioned dilemma, involving an anterior edentulous space albeit with the maintenance of the diastema. This article describes the procedure for the fabrication of a loop connector fixed partial denture to restore an excessively wide anterior edentulous space in a patient with existing spacing between all the maxillary anterior teeth. |
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