Minor connectors may connect to the denture base and to which other element?

Minor connectors may connect to the denture base and to which other element?

• A. They connect only to the denture base
• B. Major connectors
• C. Rest seats
• D. Occlusal surfaces

Answer: (D)

Minor connectors are the slim links that connect the denture base to other parts of the RPD framework. Their job is to transfer functional loads from the base to the rest of the framework, so they must connect the base to elements that provide vertical support. That connection is typically to a rest seat on an abutment tooth, which for posterior teeth is usually prepared on the occlusal surfaces to form an occlusal rest. So the denture base links through a minor connector to the occlusal surfaces. The other options don’t fit because a minor connector is not limited to the base alone, and major connectors or other non-rest elements aren’t the usual direct partner for this connector.

Minor connectors are the slim links that connect the denture base to other parts of the RPD framework. Their job is to transfer functional loads from the base to the rest of the framework, so they must connect the base to elements that provide vertical support. That connection is typically to a rest seat on an abutment tooth, which for posterior teeth is usually prepared on the occlusal surfaces to form an occlusal rest. So the denture base links through a minor connector to the occlusal surfaces. The other options don’t fit because a minor connector is not limited to the base alone, and major connectors or other non-rest elements aren’t the usual direct partner for this connector.