Bone atrophy is a natural phenomenon that occurs after the extraction of teeth, which is exacerbated over time due to wearing of a denture. Patients with advanced atrophy of the jaw, due to many years of denture wearing, sometimes do not have the necessary bone volume required to place dental implants.

Bone atrophy can occur even when teeth are present and affected by severe infection or even gum disease, which causes the deterioration of the jawbone.

Often in these cases, patients may often be deemed unsuitable for conventional treatments with dental implants.

Zygomatic implants, also known as Zygoma implants, are longer than standard dental implants. They do not rely on jawbone place, but instead, transverse the area of your upper jaw called your zygoma.

The zygoma implants are anchor into the underside of the cheekbones from the inside through the sinus space, along the back section from within the mouth. The zygomatic implants, along with one or more additional regular implants, can be placed in the front part of your jaw, or in the most severe of cases two zygomatic implants may be placed on each side, which is referred to as Quad Zygoma.

This approach is used for severely resorbed upper jaws and is designed to facilitate immediate rehabilitation with fixed replacement teeth.