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<Journal>
<PublisherName>Science and Education Publishing</PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research</JournalTitle>
<Volume>2</Volume>
<Issue>6</Issue>
<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
<Year>2014</Year>
<Month>11</Month>
<Day>30</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Resin Bonded Loop Connector Fixed Partial Denture -A Subtle Solution to Maintain Midline Diastema</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>168</FirstPage>
<LastPage>170</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Khurshid</FirstName>
<LastName>Mattoo</LastName>
<Affiliation>Prosthodontics, College of dental sciences, Jazan University, KSA</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Manas</FirstName>
<LastName>Singh</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Roma</FirstName>
<LastName>Goswami</LastName>
</Author>

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<ArticleIdList>
<ArticleId IdType="pii">IJDSR20142612</ArticleId>
<ArticleId IdType="doi">10.12691/ijdsr-2-6-12</ArticleId>
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<History>
<PubDate PubStatus="received">
<Year>2014</Year>
<Month>11</Month>
<Day>22</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate PubStatus="revised">
<Year>2014</Year>
<Month>11</Month>
<Day>26</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
<Year>2014</Year>
<Month>11</Month>
<Day>30</Day>
</PubDate>
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<Abstract>Spacing between natural teeth is considered as a normal characteristic of class 1 malocclusion which is due to its high prevalence. However, spacing in the midline of the natural dentition has always been an area of interest for a prosthodontist. The challenge is so severe that most of the times its incorporation is part of treatment plan rather than any attempt to eliminate it, because midline diastema closure with a fixed prosthesis usually results in esthetic failures. With advances in dental cements especially resin cements; there has been an increase in delivery of resin bonded prosthesis, but has not been explored for possibility of maintaining midline diastema. This article presents a case of midline diastema successfully maintained by resin bonded prosthesis through the use of a loop connector between the pontic and the retainer.</Abstract>
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