TY - BOOK AU - Heba Refaat Mohammed Elsarrif AU - Ahmed Fathallah , AU - Alaa Aboulela , AU - Mona Ahmed Mahmoud , TI - A comparative study between the effect of two different types of resilient attachments on retention of mandibular tooth supported overdenture / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Heba Refaat Mohammed Elsarrif , KW - Attachments KW - Overdenture KW - Retention N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Prosthodontics; Issued also as CD N2 - Among the problemsof edentulous patient are lack of stability and lack of retention plus diminshed chewing ability . The preservation of at least two abutments in the arch to retain the prosthesis , has been proposed as a solution to these difficulties . The aim of this study was to evaluate clinically the mandibular overdenture utilizing two prefabricated posts , one intra - radicular , ( OT Reverse / 3 ) and other extra - radicular ( OT pivot ) resilient stud attachments ER -