Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Role of zygomatic implants in functional rehabilitation of severe atrophic maxillary ridge

1Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India

2Junior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India

3Dentist, Private practitioner, British Columbia, Canada

4Junior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Nitin Verma, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India, E mail: nitinvermagdc@gmail.com

Online published on 1 May, 2021.

Abstract

In patients with sufficient bone volume, rehabilitation of the masticatory function with conventional dental implants can be achieved with predictable success rate and acceptable long-term results in various clinical situations. The severely atrophied maxilla constitutes a challenging therapeutic problem because bone augmentation is required to enable placement of a sufficient number and length of implants. With the advent of zygomatic implants, it is now possible to restore the complete edentulous patients without the need of aggressive bone grafting.

Keywords

Zygomatic implants, Maxillary sinus, Atrophic maxilla, Zygomatic bone