This book presents the basic concepts of magnetic attachments for implant-supported prostheses, its many advantages over conventional retentive techniques, and case selection criteria. A variety of clinical cases demonstrate the use of this approach.

152 pp; 306 illus; (mostly color);

1     Review of the Clinical Use of Magnets in Implant-Retained Overdentures
       A. Damien Walmsley
2    A New-Generation Magnetic Attachment for Implants: Developments and Improvements
      Yoshinobu Honkura
3    Criteria for Attachment Selection for Implant Overdenture
      Yoshinobu Honkura
4    Non-rigid Magnets (Cushion Type Magnet)
      Tak Wah Chow, Hoi Yan Wong

Part 2: Clinical Applications
1    Treatment Concepts and Requirements
     Treatment Concepts Classified with Number and Location of Implants
      Yoshinobu Maeda
      Requirements for Application of Magnets in Implant Restorations
      In-Ho Cho
      Requirements for Application of Magnets to Implant Overdenture
      Sung-Bok Lee
      Basic Treatment Procedure of Implant Overdenture with Magnetic Attachments
      A. Damien Walmsley
2    Clinical Cases
     1. Tissue Supporting and Implant Retaining Cases
     Jyoji Tanaka, Yung-Soo Kim, Yoshinobu Maeda, Motofumi
     Sogo,Mitsuhiro Horisaka, A. Damien Walmsley,
     Chong Lin Chew, Yoritake Tomotake, Keiko Shibutani,
     Daisuke Nagao, Tetsuo Ichikawa, Tak Wah
     Chow, Hoi Yan Wong, Kazutomo Yagi, Shinsuke Matsuda
     2. Implant Supporting and Retaining Cases
     Yoritoki Tomotake, Hue Wei, Jianrong Chen, Tetsuo Ichikawa,
     Jyoji Tanaka, Motofumi Sogo, Yoshinobu Maeda,
     Mitsuhiro Horisaka, Jau-Min Hong
     3. Application for Maxillofacial Patients
     John Beumer III, Peter Moy, Toshiro Sugai, Chris Butterworth

Part 3: Troubleshooting and Q & A
     Repairs
     A. Damien Walmsley
     Relining
     A. Damien Walmsley
     Fixation and Replacement of Magnet to the Denture Base
     Yoshinobu Maeda
     Keeper Screw Loosening
     Mitsuhiro Horisaka, Yoshinobu Maeda
     About MRI
     Shumei Murakami
Appendix
Index

ISBN: 4-87417-835-9
978-4-87417-835-5 , 9784874178355

152 pp; 306 illus (mostly color)

Edited by:
Yoshinobu Maeda, DDS, PhD
Professor
Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry
Division for Interdisciplinary Dentistry
Osaka, Japan

A. Damien Walmsley, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDSRCPS
Professor
Restorative Dentistry
School of Dentistry
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom