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Functional improvement of implant-retained ear epistheses with magnets and a retention clasp
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Germany.
The International Journal of Prosthodontics
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
A method for enhanced retention and function of implant-retained ear epistheses is described. A cast bar containing two encapsulated magnets and a loop is retained on two retroauricular implants. The loop receives a clasp in the prosthesis and prevents its unintentional loss.