Asokan kadankodan
Kerala university of health sciences, India
Title: Rehabilitation of atrophic edentulous maxilla using zygomatic implants
Biography
Biography: Asokan kadankodan
Abstract
Results from various studies show that the use of zygomatic implants represents a predictable alternative to bone grafting in the rehabilitation of severely atrophic edentulous maxilla. Traditional methods involve sinus lift and bone augmentation procedures using large volume of on lay bone grafts and alloplastic materials to enable implant placement and Osseo integration. Theses procedures are expensive, time consuming and less predictable. A rigid anchorage achieved by using zygomatic implants in combination with regular implants in the residual anterior maxilla proved to be much more predictable and less invasive alternative to sinus lift and bone grafting. This paper is an exclusive presentation of surgical procedures and prosthetic rehabilitation of severely atrophic edentulous maxilla and its clinical outcome in the long run.