title: Magnetically connected removable sectional denture for a maxillary defect with severe undercut: a clinical report.
abstract: A removable sectional denture connected by a cobalt-samarium magnetic retention system ( Hicorex for a patient with a severe maxillary defect was described. After an observation period of 5 years, the obturator continues to function, with no deleterious effects resulting from the use of prosthetic components. This magnetic retention system is considered to be clinically useful for interrelating and retaining a sectional prosthesis parts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
mesh_terms: D003035:Cobalt; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D012493:Samarium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003035:Cobalt; D012493:Samarium