title: I-bar: myth and countermyth.
abstract: An attempt has been made to stress the importance of removable partial denture design totality and to clarify the relationship of other major components to I-bar retainer usage. As outlined in this article, I-bar retainer usage is only one part of a given, comprehensive design philosophy. Its successful use has been shown to be as much based on proper application as upon appropriate, defensible design. There is no realistic concept of a simple I-bar partial denture just as there has never been one "technique" that serves as a panacea for all treatment situations.
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D012399:Rotation; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology