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Use of a magnetic attachment to retain an obturator prosthesis for an osseous defect
Shin-ichiro Kawamoto1, Syunichi Hamamura, Hideki Kawahara
1Department of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan. kwmt-s@dentb.hal.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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.
