title: Cross-arch bar splint.
abstract: This article describes the use of a round bar connector that will aid the preservation of bone support for two isolated mandibular canines when a fixed partial denture replacing the anterior teeth is contraindicated. If the removable partial denture is constructed with only the two lone-standing canines as abutments, the removable partial denture will move occlusally and gingivally during function, thereby generating forces that may cause bone loss. By the addition of a straight round bar connecting the two canine crowns, the abutments are splinted together and masticatory forces are directed along the long axes of the teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: LaVere
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sarka
mesh_terms: D001732:Bite Force; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties