Journal of Dental Specialities
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Atrophied maxilla restored with a pterygo-maxillary implant-a case report

  • Author:
  • Rahul Sharma1,, Jay Vikram2, Dhruv Anand1, Anurag Hasti3, Pradeep Sharma4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 190 to 193

1Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

2Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

3Reader, Dept. of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

4Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, ITS Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Email: doczone.sharma@gmail.com

Online published on 23 June, 2017.

Abstract

It is well documented that restoration of posterior atrophied maxilla with implants is a complex entity in itself. Since, implant placement in this area is often accompanied by sinus lift which itself is a morbid procedure with questionable success rate, a new approach of placement of implants in Pterygo maxillary area was explored.

The purpose of this article is to present a case report in which Pterygo-maxillary implant has been successfully placed to restore atrophied posterior maxilla without the sinus lift using 3D imaging technique-Cone Beam Computerised Tomography (CBCT). Thus, making it an easy procedure for placement of implants in the areas previously considered to be unapproachable.

Keywords

Pterygo Maxillary Implants, Atrophied Maxilla, Pterygoid Implants, Sinus Lift, Bone Augmentation