title: Use of a magnetic attachment to retain an obturator prosthesis for an osseous defect.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan. kwmt-s@dentb.hal.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Syunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamamura
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003764:Dental Materials