The major connector of choice in a patient with high lingual frenum is:

 # The major connector of choice in a patient with high lingual frenum is:

A. Lingual bar

 B. Labial bar

C. Lingual plate

D. None of the above

The correct answer is C. Lingual plate.

Indications of Lingual plate mandibular major connector:

- When most posterior teeth are lost and additional indirect retention is required.

- When remaining teeth are not periodontally sound.

- When there is no space for lingual bar.

- Presence of inoperable mandibular tori.

- When patient has bilateral distal extension edentulous areas and resorbed ridges and when anterior teeth lack bony support.

- When one or more incisor teeth have to be replaced in the future. The lingual plate is preferred because additional teeth can be added by attaching retention loops to it.

- When there is excessive vertical ridge resorption in Kennedy’s class I cases to resist horizontal rotations.

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