Intraoral-extraoral combination prosthesis: Improving retention using interconnecting magnets

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 279-282

  Engelen, Marloes ^a   van Heumen, Celeste C M ^a   Merkx, Matthias A W ^a   Meijer, Gert J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE UPPER DENTURE; DENTURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; OVERLAY DENTURE; PALATAL OBTURATOR; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; EYE, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PALATAL OBTURATORS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS RETENTION;

EID: 84904045152     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11607/ijp.3849     Document Type: Article

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