A case report of same-day denture repair using magnetic attachments

We report clinical uses of magnetic attachments for the repair of dentures and retainers on the same day. This report describes three clinical cases. In all cases, the abutment teeth that act as retention elements for the dentures were detached due to secondary caries, and, without abutment teeth, retention was extremely poor. The patients were dissatisfied with the dynamic stability and retention of their dentures. Therefore, keepers of the magnetic attachments were fixed with composite resin material to the remaining radicular teeth, and magnetic assemblies were attached to the dentures. The magnetic attachments used were MAGFIT® RKR (AICHI STEEL, Japan) in cases 1 and 2 and GIGAUSS® (GC, Japan) in case 3. As a result, patients’ complaints of functional dissatisfaction were resolved.