Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 573-577, December 2002

Application of cast magnetic attachments to sectional complete dentures for a patient with microstomia: A clinical report☆☆☆★★★♢

Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, Tex., and Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, and Tsurumi University, School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract 

Patients with microstomia who must wear removable dental prostheses often state that they are unable to insert or remove the prosthesis because of the constricted opening of the oral cavity. This article presents a cast iron-platinum magnetic attachment system applied to sectional collapsed complete dentures for an edentulous patient with microstomia. With the use of lingual and palatal midline hinges and a cast iron-platinum magnetic attachment, the sectional prosthesis was successfully and easily inserted and provided adequate function in the patient's mouth. (J Prosthet Dent 2002;88:573-7.)

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☆ Reprint requests to: Dr Ikuya Watanabe, Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246, Fax: (214)828-8458, E-mail: iwatanabe@tambcd.edu

☆☆ aAssistant Professor, Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry.

★ bResearch Associate, Department of Dental Materials Science, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry.

★★ cInstructor, Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Tsurumi University.

♢ dProfessor, Department of Restorative Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00290-1

doi:10.1067/mpr.2002.130095

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 573-577, December 2002

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