Retention of Telescopic Versus Locator Attachments

Forty patients ( 24female and16 male )with completely edentulous maxilla and mandible . All patients received implant supported mandibular and maxillary overdentures. The patients were randomly divided into two groups according to attachments retaining Max IOD that supported by four axial implants in maxilla . The TA was used to retain group I (GrI) MaxIOD , while that of group II (Gr II) was retained by LA. MaxIOD retention and MBL(vertical and horizontal) around implants of both groups was recorded at time of insertion (R0) ,then twelve(R12)and (R24) months following insertion of the prosthesis.