A reinforcement bar combination for supporting a direct dental bridge between first and second abutment teeth (80, 80a, 82, 82a, 82b), the reinforcement bar combination comprising: an elongate proximal bar (10, 10a, 10b) comprising: a central planar pad bound by a perimeter, a coronal facing surface and an apical facing surface; a first insertion arm extending in a mesial direction from the perimeter of the pad; a second insertion arm extending in a distal direction from the perimeter of the pad; a first vertical sidewall (40, 40a, 40b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad; a second vertical sidewall (42, 42a, 42b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad, wherein the coronal facing surface of the pad located between the first and second vertical sidewalls forms a continuous surface with at least one of the first and second insertion arms; the reinforcement bar combination further comprising: either a first elongate torque bar (50, 50a) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; a second elongate torque bar (60, 60a, 60b) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; or bendable dental fibers inserted between the first and second vertical sidewalls of the proximal bar and extending along and beyond the first and second insertion arms of the proximal bar in the mesial direction and the distal direction. an elongate proximal bar (10, 10a, 10b) comprising: a central planar pad bound by a perimeter, a coronal facing surface and an apical facing surface; a first insertion arm extending in a mesial direction from the perimeter of the pad; a second insertion arm extending in a distal direction from the perimeter of the pad; a first vertical sidewall (40, 40a, 40b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad; a second vertical sidewall (42, 42a, 42b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad, wherein the coronal facing surface of the pad located between the first and second vertical sidewalls forms a continuous surface with at least one of the first and second insertion arms; a central planar pad bound by a perimeter, a coronal facing surface and an apical facing surface; a first insertion arm extending in a mesial direction from the perimeter of the pad; a second insertion arm extending in a distal direction from the perimeter of the pad; a first vertical sidewall (40, 40a, 40b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad; a second vertical sidewall (42, 42a, 42b) extending in a coronal direction from the coronal facing surface of the pad, wherein the coronal facing surface of the pad located between the first and second vertical sidewalls forms a continuous surface with at least one of the first and second insertion arms; the reinforcement bar combination further comprising: either a first elongate torque bar (50, 50a) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; a second elongate torque bar (60, 60a, 60b) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; or bendable dental fibers inserted between the first and second vertical sidewalls of the proximal bar and extending along and beyond the first and second insertion arms of the proximal bar in the mesial direction and the distal direction. a first elongate torque bar (50, 50a) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; a second elongate torque bar (60, 60a, 60b) having a first longitudinal end positioned external to the proximal bar and a second longitudinal end positioned on the coronal facing surface of the pad and within the perimeter of the pad in between the first and second vertical sidewalls; or bendable dental fibers inserted between the first and second vertical sidewalls of the proximal bar and extending along and beyond the first and second insertion arms of the proximal bar in the mesial direction and the distal direction.