Bar

The Cendres + Métaux bar retained, removable restorations are among the most tried and tested forms of prosthetic treatment both experimentally and clinically and their relevance has increased due to advances in implantology.

Advantages of dentures restored with a bar

• primary splinting stabilises loose teeth and increases the service life.
• primary splinting of implants increases stability and enables immediate restoration with a denture.
• vertical forces are distributed more evenly over the teeth and the implants, which protects the anchor elements and increases the service life.
• primary splinting increases the position and stability of the denture.

A bar is a prosthetic retaining element consisting of a female (outer) part and a male (inner) part. The male part is fixated on at least two anchor elements, tooth and/or implant. The female part is polymerised into the removable denture. One can distinguish between round, oval and parallel-walled bar male parts according to their cross-sectional shape. Round,

and to a lesser extent oval bars, allow their bar riders to rotate around the bar axis so that good stability is ensured and the masticatory pressure is transferred to the alveolar ridge by the rotation, thus reducing the load on the anchor elements. Parallel-walled bars, on the other hand, do not allow rotation and are selected if at least three anchor elements are available or if purely tooth/implant-supported borne superstructures are desired.