Polk E. Akers
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Polk E. Akers invented the Akers' clasp
, the classic clasp for removable partial dentures
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Akers' clasp
An Akers' clasp is the classic direct retainer for removable partial dentures. Named after its inventor, Polk E. Akers, this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an edentulous area. Should they face the...
, the classic clasp for removable partial dentures
Removable partial dentures
A removable partial denture is for a partially edentulous dental patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons, and who cannot have a bridge for any number of reasons, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge A removable partial denture...
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