title: Retention profiles of stud-type precision attachments.
abstract: This study measured the retention profiles of 11 commercially available stud-type attachment systems suitable for use with overdentures. The vertical distance over which resistance to separation existed was recorded and related to the configuration of the attachments. In many of the systems tested, only a small portion of the vertical length of the attachment contributed to the retention of the unit.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Preiskel
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention