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bucco-cervical undercut
Circumferential Clasp
Wire is engaged from one proximal undercut along the cervical margin then carried over the occlusal embrasure to end as single retentive arm on the lingual aspect that gets embedded in the acrylic base plate
Advantages:
Simplicity in design and fabrication
Disadvantages:
It cannot be used in partially erupted teeth wherein the cervical undercut is not available
U clasp
This clasp engages the bucco-cervical undercut and also the mesial as well as
Wire is adapted along the bucco-cervical margin and both the proximal undercuts, then carried over both the occlusal embrasures to end as retentive arms on both sides of the molar. U clasp
Advantages:
Simple to construct
Disadvantages:
Offers inadequate retention in Partially erupted teeth
Circumferential Clasp
U clasp