OLIVEIRA, T. S.; OLIVEIRA, Thássio Sousa de.
Résumé:
The removable partial denture is a device intended to replace the missing teeth of the dental
arch, restoring the aesthetics and function, which can be inserted and removed from the mouth
by the patient. One component of the partial dentures is the major connector, which in turn is
responsible for the direct or indirect interconnection of all other components. The aim of this
study was to review the literature on the characteristics and types of major connectors in order
to gather studies, case reports and articles to identify which connectors are best for certain
cases according to the Kennedy classification, their construction and describe about the main
types of palatine and mandibular major connectors. Besides making a brief summary of the
main current alloys used in the manufacture of removable partial dentures frames.
