TY - BOOK AU - Omar Samy Mahmoud AU - Ehab Aboelros , AU - Hamdy Aboelfoutoh , TI - The change in retentive values of O - ring and magnetic attachments in mandibular implant supported overdentures over periods of time : : An in vitro study / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Omar Samy Mahmoud , KW - Magnets KW - O-ring KW - Overdenture N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Prosthodontics; Issued also as CD N2 - The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the change in the retentive values caused by repetitive cycles of insertion and removal of mandibular implant - supported over - dentures retained by O - ring (ball and socket) and magnetic attachments over periods of time . Results : O - ring attachments showed high but unstable retention values with statistically significant but a very stable retention values with statistically insignificant changes from the beginning of the study till the last cycle UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -