Successful
prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with
severe bone resorption in the maxilla is often
compromised by the inability to obtain sufficient
anchorage for the prosthesis. Such patients seek
a permanent solution that involves minimal
surgical procedures and reduced treatment time,
without sacrificing their expectations of
success.
Today, the most common way of
treating such patients is with grafting
proceduces are currently being used with widely
varying degrees of success and no clear
consensus among surgeons as to the expected
results.
The development of the Zygoma implant
presents a unique alternative for rehabilitating
the severely resorbed maxilla, with only one
surgical procedure and without the need for
grafting.
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Patient requirements
Fixed prosthesis |
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Clinical situation
Severe bone resorption |
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Dental implant experience
Experienced surgeons
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Treatment Planning
Factors to consider when planning a Zygoma-implant patient:
Clinically symptom free and pathology free sinuses
Appropriate radiographic imaging of the maxillary sinuses and zygoma regions
Possibility of placing at least two ordinary implants in the frontal maxilla
Possibility of controling or decreasing bending moments by cross-arch stabilization, decreased cantilevers and balanced occlusion
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Upper Zygoma/Lower All-on-4

Upper Zygoma Implant


Upper Zygoma


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