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An '''Akers' clasp''' is the classic direct retainer for [[removable partial dentures]]. <ref>https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/akers-clasp/</ref> Named after its inventor, [[Polk E. Akers]], this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an [[Edentulism|edentulous]] area. Should they face the edentulous area, they are termed reverse Akers' clasps. |
An '''Akers' clasp''' is the classic direct retainer for [[removable partial dentures]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/akers-clasp/|title=Akers' clasp - Definition of Akers' clasp|date=27 January 2020}}</ref> Named after its inventor, [[Polk E. Akers]], this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an [[Edentulism|edentulous]] area. Should they face the edentulous area, they are termed reverse Akers' clasps. |
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Revision as of 00:05, 14 November 2021
An Akers' clasp is the classic direct retainer for removable partial dentures. [1] Named after its inventor, Polk E. Akers, this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an edentulous area. Should they face the edentulous area, they are termed reverse Akers' clasps.
References
- ^ "Akers' clasp - Definition of Akers' clasp". 27 January 2020.
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