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Minor Connectors
Connects components to the major
connector
Direct retainer
Indirect retainer
Denture base
Gridwork Relief
Mechanical retention of denture
base resin
Allows the acrylic resin to flow
under the gridwork
Gridwork Relief
Relief wax is placed in the
edentulous areas
1 mm of relief
major connector
butt joint
slight undercut
Major connector
extends fully to the
hamular notch
Gridwork Design
Maxillary major
connector acts as a
tissue stop (no relief)
Proximal Plates
Minor connectors originating from the
gridwork in an edentulous area
Broad contact with guiding planes
May or may not terminate in an occlusal rest
Proximal Plates
Proximal Plates
Shifted slightly lingually
Increases rigidity
Enhances reciprocation
Improves esthetics
Proximal Plates
Rigid, cannot be
placed in undercut
Block-out placed in
undercuts prior to
waxing and casting
the framework