OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Prosthodont JT - The International Journal of Prosthodontics IS - 1942-4426 (Electronic) IS - 0893-2174 (Print) IP - 4 VI - 9 PST - ppublish DP - 1996 PG - 374-378 LA - en TI - Designing clasps for the asymmetric distal extension removable partial denture FAU - Ben-Ur AU - Ben-Ur FAU - Gorfil AU - Gorfil FAU - Shifman AU - Shifman CN - AB - Retentive clasp components can be created to minimize torquing forces on abutment teeth incorporated in the support and retention of bilateral distal extension removable partial dentures. Functional movement of the combined tooth-mucosa-borne prosthesis about the axis of rotation necessitates consideration of retentive element design modifications, particularly as they relate to bilateral asymmetric distal extension situations. AID - 848015