TY - BOOK AU - Maha Nagi Mohamed Kamal AU - Amal Ali Swelem , AU - Sally Hasan Elkholy , AU - Samira Ibrahim , TI - The influence of the degree of retention on muscular activity in unilateral distal extension removable partial dentures retained by extracoronal attacnments : : An electromyographic study / PY - 2010/// CY - Cairo : PB - Maha Nagi Mohamed Kamal , KW - Electromyographic activity KW - Extra-coronal attachment KW - Unilateral partial denture N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Prosthodontics; Issued also as CD N2 - Aim of the study to evaluate and investigate electromyographically the influence of the degree of retention on the activity of masticatory muscles (masseter and temporalis) in mandibule unilateral distal extension cases, retained by an extracoronal attachment with three different degrees of retention (extra soft, soft, and standard retentive caps). The investigation also included patient satisfaction and clinical evaluation of the abutments ER -