Author Information

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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Theoretical Background

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
• 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
• Implant Supporting and Retaining Cases
  Yoritoki Tomotake, Hue Wei, Jianrong Chen, Tetsuo Ichikawa, Jyoji Tanaka, Motofumi Sogo, Yoshinobu Maeda, Mitsuhiro Horisaka, Jau-Min Hong
• Application for Maxillofacial Patients
  John Beumer III, Peter Moy, Toshiro Sugai, Chris Butterworth

Part 3: Troubleshooting and Q & A

1. Repairs
   A. Damien Walmsley
2. Relining
   A. Damien Walmsley
3. Fixation and Replacement of Magnet to the Denture Base
   Yoshinobu Maeda
4. Keeper Screw Loosening
   Mitsuhiro Horisaka, Yoshinobu Maeda
5. About MRI
   Shumei Murakami

Appendix

Index