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Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2025
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2026
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2026
Conventional Bar Attachment
A rigid cast bar attachment fabricated and screwed onto three mandibular implants (placed at the midline and canine areas). The bar connects the implants to provide splinting and retention for a mandibular overdenture without the use of additional retentive components such as OT Caps. The overdenture is adjusted to fit passively over the bar and picked up intraorally.
Bar with OT Cap Attachment
A cast bar attachment fitted with two OT Cap attachments, which are designed to improve prosthesis retention and load distribution. This bar system is installed on three mandibular implants (midline and canine regions). The mandibular overdenture is relined to incorporate the female retentive caps that snap onto the OT Caps. This system combines the splinting benefits of the bar with the resilient retention of stud attachments.
Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo
Maisa Mohamed Farid Shaaban
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