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Dental magnetic attachment: toward third generation devices.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18334412     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Toward realizing the performance of functional and versatile dental magnetic attachments in the third generation required for individual prosthesis, it is important to control retentive characteristics of the attachments. For this purpose, three new types of magnetic attachment, i.e., split-pole type with a slant magnetization, modified split-pole type, and cylinder type, have been developed and evaluated in terms of the restoring force as well as the retentive force. The new attachments are designed to have high corrosion resistance, combining magnetic and nonmagnetic stainless steels and microlaser welding similar to the usual cup-yoke and sandwich-yoke types. It has been found that the two split-pole types have stronger restoring force and the cylinder type has weaker restoring force in comparison with the usual magnetic attachments. The attachments can be used properly and selectively according to individual requirement on abutment state and denture retention. As a result, the newly developed attachments may provide flexible retention performance useful for more effective and extensive applications of a magnetic attachment.
Authors:
Yoshinori Tegawa; Yohsuke Kinouchi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0018-9294     ISO Abbreviation:  IEEE Trans Biomed Eng     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-12     Completed Date:  2008-04-15     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0012737     Medline TA:  IEEE Trans Biomed Eng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1185-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan tegawa@medsci.tokushima-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Computer Simulation
Computer-Aided Design*
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / instrumentation*
Denture Precision Attachment*
Denture Retention
Equipment Design / trends
Equipment Failure Analysis
Forecasting
Magnetics / instrumentation*,  therapeutic use*
Models, Theoretical*

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