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After the bar construction has been completed,
the prosthesis is fabricated.
Wax-up
Wax up the teeth over the gold
copings and bars, then check fit.
Adjust the bar slides
Trim the activatable bar slides
appropriately prior to completing
the bar prosthesis. There should
be a clearance of approximately
0.5 mm to the bar copings.
Splinting before completion
Splint the bar construction, leaving
the retention section free.
Step-by-step: Conventionally
laboratory-fabricated bar restoration
Balance Base Abutment C/ | Bar-supported overdentures
Bar – laser-welded
Bar – soldered