Use of a magnetic attachment to retain an obturator prosthesis for an osseous defect.
Tooth loss accompanied by a massive defect of the alveolar bone can cause serious problems such as food deposit and esthetic impairment. This report describes procedures for the fabrication of an osseous defect obturator prosthesis connected to a fixed partial denture by a magnetic attachment along with the clinical outcome.
Kawamoto
Shin-ichiro
S
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan. kwmt-s@dentb.hal.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Hamamura
Syunichi
S
Kawahara
Hideki
H
Nishi
Yasuhiro
Y
Nagaoka
Eiichi
E
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D003481:Cuspid / Q000601:surgery; D003764:Dental Materials; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010515:Periodontal Prosthesis; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D013499:Surface Properties; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003764:Dental Materials