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What is In the following arrangement, if  the rest is placed on a cantilever pontic , the cantilever can act as a and explain in detail?
A cantilever can be described as a rigid beam supported only at one end. When force is directed against the unsupported end of the beam (as in this rest placed on a cantilevered pontic), the cantilever can act as a first-class lever. The mechanical advantage in this illustration favors the effort arm.