The Effect of Single Plane Curvature on Half-round Cast Clasps
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 62 (7) , 833-836
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345830620071501
Abstract
The quality of retention produced by a half-round cast clasp is affected by its curvature in the plane of its flat side. Uncurved clasps and those that curve 90.degree., 180.degree. and 270.degree. become progressively stiffer. Conversely, as the radius of the curvature increases, so does the flexibility of the clasp.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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