title: Functional improvement of implant-retained ear epistheses with magnets and a retention clasp.
abstract: A method for enhanced retention and function of implant-retained ear epistheses is described. A cast bar containing two encapsulated magnets and a loop is retained on two retroauricular implants. The loop receives a clasp in the prosthesis and prevents its unintentional loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pröbster
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bootz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zugaro
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design