Abstract
aProfessor, Department of Prosthodontics. bChair, Department of Prosthodontics; Dean, Educational Support Services. (J Prosthet Dent 2009;102:266) Bar attachments are most commonly used for enhancing the retention and support of a dental or maxillofacial prosthesis. A bar attachment assembly connects retained roots, teeth, or osseointegrated implants. Several bar attachment systems have been described in the dental literature.1-3 Among them, the Dolder bar (Dolder Bar System; Attachments Intl, Inc, Burlingame, Calif ) and the Hader bar (Hader-EDS Bar System; Attachments Intl, Inc) are most often used for overdentures and implantretained restorations. A disadvantage of these bar systems is that they are expensive.4 An economical replacement for the bar systems is described. The plastic coffee straw (stirrer) can be cast as a bar for splinting retained roots, copings on abutment teeth, or castable abutments for implants. Any straw which adapts well to the prefabricated metal housing and clip can be used. PROCEDURE
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