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Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Mar 25;18(7). Epub 2021 Mar 25.

Department of Oral Surgery, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.

: No published research has compared patients' quality of life and satisfaction with fixed prostheses supported by zygomatic implants with those supported by all-on-four prostheses. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' quality of life and satisfaction with fixed prostheses on zygomatic implants compared with the all-on-four concept. : A total of 80 patients with atrophic edentulous maxillae were randomized into two groups: Group 1 (rehabilitated with fixed prostheses supported by 2-4 zygomatic and 2-4 conventional implants in the anterior region) and Group 2 (fixed prostheses on four implants in the anterior region following an all-on-four concept). Read More

J Prosthet Dent 2021 Mar 29. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Private practice, Fayetteville, Ark.

The use of zygomatic implants to rehabilitate the severely atrophic maxilla has been well documented since first being introduced by Brånemark. Placement of zygomatic implants is technically complex, with catastrophic complications and numerous prosthetic challenges resulting from imprecise placement. The purpose of this report was to demonstrate a technique that allows transfer of the preoperatively planned sinus slot position to the surgical field by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and an implant planning software program to fabricate a combined bone- and mucosa-supported 3D-printed surgical guide. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2021 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):738-739

Maxillo-Facial Surgeon, Ortognatica Roma.

Abstract: The surgical approach to chin for esthetical purpose can be isolated or in a combination with other treatments like maxillomandibular surgery. Both possibilities include sliding genioplasty or implants of autologous or alloplastic materials. In this article, the authors present their new technique, the Pyramid Chin Augmentation. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2021 Mar 6;21(1):121. Epub 2021 Mar 6.

Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.

Background: Zygomatic implants have been proposed in literature for atrophic maxillary fixed oral rehabilitations. The aim of the present research was to evaluate, by a clinical and tomography assessment, a surgical complication of a zygomatic implant penetration to the orbit.

Case Presentation: A 56 year-old female patient was visited for pain and swelling in the left orbit after a zygomatic implant protocol. Read More

Int J Implant Dent 2021 Feb 26;7(1):17. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Implantology, ILAPEO College, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

Background: The main objective of this systematic review was to present the outcomes of the treatment with zygomatic implants (ZIs) in the rehabilitations of atrophic upper jaw.

Findings: An electronic database search in PubMed, along with a manual search, taking into account language and study period, was performed by two observers; any type of clinical trial and series that included the use of ZIs was used. In the search strategy, the following search terms were used: zygom* AND dental (Implant OR implants) AND edentulous NOT (biomechanic* OR finite element) NOT cadaver. Read More