The Application of the Sandwich-type Dental Magnetic Attachment, “MAGFIT-600” in Various Clinical Cases

• Published in: Nihon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 471 - 480
• Main Authors: Hibino, Kazuto, Tanaka, Yoshinobu, Ishigami, Tomohiko, Hattori, Masami, Miyamoto, Masashi, Nagamachi, Naoki, Yamamoto, Koushu, Hiranuma, Kenji, Bando, Eiichi, Furushima, Yuuji, Miyata, Hidetoshi, Suzuki, Atsushi, Kishimoto, Yasuo, Matsumoto, Naoyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Prosthodontic Society 1992
• Subjects: magnet; magnetic attachment; rare-earth magnet; sandwich-type magnetic attachment
• ISSN: 0389-5386; 1883-177X
• DOI: 10.2186/jjps.36.471

Part I and II of this study described the development of a very effective sandwitch -type dental magnetic attachment through various fundamental and clinical investigationsi. The new magnetic attachments have been tried in 70 clinial cases. The periodontal conditions, such as tooth mobility, gingival index and periodontal pocket depth, over 125 abutment teeth and the usefulness of the dentures with the attachments were investigated more than three months after the attachments had been installed. As a result, the new attachment did not show any deteriorating effects on the abutment teeth and their periodontal structures. Most of the patients are satisfied with the favorable stability and function of the new dentures. The magnetic attachments have been confirmed to be safe and reliable in the oral cavity and also to be useful equipment in retaining removable dentures.