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1
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What is a cantilever

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  • FPD used when support can only be achieved from one side

- Pontic support placed on medial side

2
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Advantages of cantilever

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conservative design

easy to fabricarte

3
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Disadvantages of cantilever

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  • Torqueing forces on abutment

- Cannot restore long spanning edentulous space

4
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Types of cantilever

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  • Cantilever bridge with pontic placed towards front of mouth
  • Cantilever bridge with pontic placed towards back of mouth
  • Spring cantilever
  • Two piece bridges with rigid and non rigid precision attachments
5
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Type of connector used when entire load of pontic transferred to abutment

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Ridge connector

6
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Type of connector used when single path of insertion not possible

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Non ridge connector

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