Retention of different types of attachments used with unilateral implant retained mandibular removable partial dentures.
Seham Mohamed,
Sahar Ghorab
Abstract:The association between removable partial dentures (RPD) and implants is greatly valuable, especially for class I and II Kennedy classification. Proper design, with splinting of the implants and employing attachments avoids unilateral RPD compromises.The aim of this in-vitro study was to evaluate and compare the retention of Ball attachments and OT Equator attachments used with two splinted implants retaining unilateral mandibular (RPDs).Materials and methods: 4 identical experimental models were fabricated an… Show more
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