Half-pear shaped with bulkiest portion inferiorly located.

The superior border of a lingual bar connector should be tapered toward the gingival tissue superiorly with its greatest bulk at the inferior border.

The superior border should be at located 3-4mm away from the gingival margin & more if possible to prevent blood constriction.

The inferior border of the lingual bar should be slightly rounded. A rounded border will not impinge on the lingual tissue when the denture bases rotate inferiorly under occlusal loads.

Inferior border located at the ascertained height of the alveolar lingual sulcus when the patient's tongue is slightly elevated.