bar clasp arm

bar clasp arm
a clasp arm that serves as an extracoronal retainer, originating from the denture base, a major or minor connector, or the framework of a denture, traverses soft tissue, approaches the tooth undercut area from a gingival direction, and terminates in a retentive undercut lying gingival to the height of contour.

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