Rehabilitation Of Severe Atrophic Maxila with Zygomatic and Pterygoid Implants: Case Report
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Background: The absence of dental elements results in progressive bone resorption of the maxilla, leading to vertical bone loss with a gradual decrease in medullary bone, thereby hindering the rehabilitative process using osseointegrated implants. Zygomatic fixation protocols combined with pterygoid implants have proven to be viable alternatives for maxillary bones with severe bone resorption. Objective: describe, through a case report, the treatment protocol for atrophic maxilla using zygomatic fixation implants, complemented by pterygomaxillary implants through an immediate loading system over a twelve-month follow-up period. Results: All implants showed clinical and radiographic signs of osseointegration, and no pathology was detected. Conclusions: The technique appears to be effective without requiring, in this specific case, any prior procedures for reconstruction of the atrophic maxilla.
Authors: Marcelo Gabriel de Oliveira, Anna Ligia, Thiago Borges Mattos, Centro Universitário UNINCOR Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brasil, Lídia Batista Conrado Martins, Francisco Cerdeira Filho, João Marcos Mattos, Centro Universitário UNINCOR Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brasil, Ive Couto, Centro Universitário UNINCOR Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brasil, Paola Ferreira Galito, Centro Universitário UNINCOR Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413297727