Zygomatic Implants: A Revolutionary Solution for Severe Bone Loss
What are zygomatic Implants?
Zygomatic implants, also known as zygoma implants or zygomatic implants, are specialist dental implants created for situations where traditional implants are not possible due to significant bone loss in the upper jaw. These implants serve as a secure foundation for restoring teeth since they are anchored in the zygomatic bone.
Benefits of Zygomatic Implants:
- Suitability for Severe Bone Loss: Zygomatic implants are especially helpful for people who have had considerable upper-jaw bone loss, providing a different choice when conventional implants might not be an option.
- Reduced Need for Bone Grafting: Unlike conventional implants, zygomatic implants frequently reduce or even completely eliminate the need for expensive and time-consuming bone grafting treatments.
- Immediate Functionality: In many situations, a temporary prosthesis can be fitted the same day as the implant procedure, giving patients the confidence to once again eat and speak.
- Natural Appearance and Function: Once they have fully recovered, zygomatic implants offer a solid and sturdy base for a permanent prosthesis that feels, looks, and performs much like real teeth.
The Zygomatic Implant Procedure:
- Assessment and Planning: To establish the patient’s appropriateness for zygomatic implants, a full evaluation is undertaken, including sophisticated imaging. The development of an individual treatment plan follows.
- Surgery: Under general anesthesia, expert oral surgeons carry out the surgical surgery. Carefully placed anchors secure the zygomatic implants to the zygomatic bone.
- Healing and Integration: The implants gradually integrate with the bone over a period of time, usually several months, ensuring a solid and secure foundation.
- Prosthesis Attachment: After the patient has recovered completely, a permanent prosthesis, such as a denture or bridge, is safely fastened to the zygomatic implants, giving them a gorgeous, useful smile.
