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This study aimed to evaluate the retentive force changes and surface wear of CAD-CAM fabricated mini ball attachments made of zirconia, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) for tooth-supported overdentures. Methods: Twenty-one mandibular canine replicas received CAD-CAM copings with mini ball attachments (n = 7 per material). Retentive force was measured at baseline and after 90, 270, 540, 1080 and 2160 insertion\u2013removal cycles (simulating 2 years of clinical use). Surface wear was examined under scanning electron microscopy (one specimen per group, preliminary). Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, paired t-tests with Bonferroni correction, and mixed repeated-measures ANOVA (Greenhouse\u2013Geisser correction). Effect sizes (partial \u03b72, Cohen\u2019s d) were calculated. Based on a priori power analysis 7 specimens per group were decided.\u00a0Results: All materials showed a significant decline in retention over cycles (p &lt; 0.001, partial \u03b72 = 0.90). No significant differences were found among the three materials at any time point (p &gt; 0.05). The material \u00d7 time interaction was not significant (p = 0.064). Within each material, baseline-to-final reductions were significant (p \u2264 0.009, Cohen\u2019s d &gt; 3.0). Exploratory SEM suggested minimal wear for zirconia, moderate for PEEK, and pronounced surface deterioration for PMMA. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, all three CAD-CAM mini ball attachments provided decreasing but measurable retention over simulated use. Zirconia showed numerically the highest final retention, but no statistically significant differences were detected among materials. Clinically, zirconia attachments demonstrated numerically superior final retention with minimal wear, suggesting potential advantages for long-term use; however, the lack of statistically significant differences among materials and the preliminary nature of the wear analysis warrant caution, emphasizing the need for future clinical validation before definitive material recommendations can be made.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj14080490","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,6]],"date-time":"2026-08-06T09:46:38Z","timestamp":1786009598000},"page":"490","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Retentive Force Assessment and Wear Exploration of CAD-CAM Fabricated PEEK, Zirconia, and PMMA Mini Ball Attachments for Tooth-Supported Overdenture: A Laboratory Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Abdullah","family":"Kamel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, Minia 61519, El-Minia Governorate, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0698-7155","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James Kit Hon","family":"Tsoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dental Materials Science, Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5023-381X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Haytham","family":"Mohsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, Minia 61519, El-Minia Governorate, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"181","DOI":"10.15386\/mpr-1312","article-title":"Comparison of stress induced in mandible around an implant-supported overdenture with locator attachment and telescopic crowns\u2014A finite element analysis","volume":"93","author":"Abbasi","year":"2020","journal-title":"Med. 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