Modified hygienic Epitec System abutment for magnetic retention of orbital prostheses.
Maintenance of healthy periimplant soft tissue is a significant problem for orbital prosthesis wearers. Two female patients with orbital defects after malignant tumor resection were treated using custom-made retentive components of an individual magnet for an Epitec System orbital prosthesis. Freestanding hygienic retentive components for an individual magnet were fabricated. An abutment replica was trimmed and modified, and using pattern resin, a magnetic keeper was cast and soldered to the abutment. The patients could maintain good hygiene and healthy periimplant soft tissue. This type of freestanding retentive component may be advantageous for the hygiene maintenance of periimplant soft tissue.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyoto University, Japan. kyoshida@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kazuya
K
Yoshida
Akira
A
Takagi
Yoichi
Y
Tsuboi
Kazuhisa
K
Bessho
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020273:Orbital Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*