See Also: indirect retainer(medicine)
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intracoronal retainer(medicine)
direct retainer(medicine)

indirect retainer (medicine)


indirect retainer


A part of a removable partial denture which assists the direct retainer's in preventing occlusal displacement of the distal extension bases by functioning through lever action on the opposite side of the fulcrum line.