I-bar clasp

I-bar clasp
infrabulge clasp a bar clasp arm that approaches the crown of the tooth from an apical direction, without crossing the survey line, crossing the tooth-tissue junction at right angles and continuing in a straight line to the unattached mucosa before turning to a horizontal position.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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