METHODS: Fifteen consecutive patients attending the prosthetic out-patient clinic of dental centre,university college Hospital,Ibadan who had never worn dentures were recruited into the study.Three dentures each with a different maxillary major connector design were fabricated for each patient.A questionnaire was administered to ascertain their reaction to each of the three denture designs.
RESULTS: Fourteen patients(93.3%) preferred the denture with metal palatal bar major connector,whereas only one patient preferred the denture with acrylic plate major connector design.No patient preferred the palatal metal plate connector.
CONCLUSION: The metal bar major connector was the most acceptable maxillary major connector while the acrylic resin plate was more acceptable than the metal plate maxillary major connector.It also confirmed the influence of connector design on patient acceptance of removable partial denture.