ZIC – Zygomatic Implants Clinic

Zygomatic implants are a new frontier of implant osseointegration and they represent the best alternative to bone grafting in case of severe maxillary atrophy.

Zygomatic implants enable patients with severely resorbed upper jaw to have a fixed prosthesis after 24 hours from oral surgery.

Two are the solutions for a patient who wants to have a normal life without removable prostheses:

• autologous bone graft
• zygomatic implants

Bone grafting is a technique that has various limitations:

• bone grafting from pelvic bone or the skull (first surgery)
• after first surgery no provisional removable prostheses at least for two months
• after six months from first surgery implants insertion (second surgey) and  another six months of mobile protheses
• post-surgery disconfort is severe
• fixed teeth only after 12 months
• chances of surgery success  between 60 and 80%.

What are zygomatic implants?
Zygomatic implants are dental implants (about 3,5 to 5 centimeters in length)           anchored bilaterally to the zygomatic process  which allow for immediate loading within 24 hours from surgery ( Teeth Fixed in 1 Day).

What are the advantages of zygomatic implants?

• the problem is solved with one single surgery
• after 24 hours from surgery the patient receives a temporary fixed prothesis
• high chances of success about 98%
• limited postsurgery discomfort.
• never mobile protheses during all the treatment
• after six months from surgery the treatment is completed with a definitive prosthesis

COMPARISON TABLE BETWEEN BONE GRAFT AND ZYGOMATIC IMPLANTS

It’s clear that zygomatic implants are a valid alternative to autologous bone grafts because, by comparable costs, they allow for faster treatments with higher success rate and less discomfort for the patient who gets fixed teeth after 24 hours from surgery.