title: Rigidity of major connectors when subjected to bending and torsion forces.
abstract: Rigidity tests were performed on maxillary major connectors of different designs and mandibular major connectors of the lingual bar-type with different cross-sectional shapes and thicknesses. Each major connector was clamped on one side while the other side was subjected to bending, torsion, and bending under torsion forces. Deformation was measured with a micrometer microscope. The most rigid maxillary major connector was the design incorporating the anterior-posterior palatal bar. The most flexible was the U-shaped palatal bar. The full pear-shaped lingual bar (4 x 4 mm) was the most rigid of the major connectors. Among the more conventional lingual bars, the semielliptical bar (3.75 X 1.75 mm) was the most rigid, and the narrow semielliptical bar (4 x 1.5 mm) was the most flexible.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral Rehabilitation, Tel Aviv University, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben-Ur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matalon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aviv
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cardash
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004548:Elasticity; D008422:Materials Testing; D008853:Microscopy; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys