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Indirect Retention in RPD — NDEB AFK MCQ

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Which of the following correctly describes the main function of indirect retention in an RPD?

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Correct answer: ETo resist rotational displacement of the distal extension base away from the residual ridge

Indirect retainers (typically rests placed on teeth distant from the fulcrum line) resist rotational displacement of the distal extension RPD base away from the residual ridge. When a sticky food pulls on the extension base, the RPD tends to rotate around the fulcrum line (imaginary line connecting the direct retainers). Indirect retainers placed anterior to the fulcrum line resist this rotation by acting as a lever in the opposite direction.

Reference: Carr – McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th ed., 2015