[Immediate implantation of an abutment tooth attached by a magnet in an overdenture: report of one case].
A female patient, aged 59 years old, underwent immediate implantation of the abutment tooth attached by a magnet in an overdenture. The tooth recovered to normal three months later. A denture was remade and the tooth was still attached by a magnet at the same time. The overdenture fixed well 20 months later, and the tooth was normal. Results of X-ray examination was negative.
Zhou
Li-jing
LJ
Department of Stomatology, Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100083, China. zhou-l-j@vip.sina.com
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059346:Magnets; D008875:Middle Aged