Even if patients have extensive jawbone atrophy, Chicagoans who desire dental implants now can turn to new technology to fulfill their treatment goals. With Zygomatic dental implants, this implant dentist, who is a dual degree oral maxillofacial surgeon, secures the implant from inside the mouth to the cheekbone (also known as the zygoma). While the standard dental implant is between 10 and 15 mm long, a zygomatic dental implant is up to 50 mm in length, allowing it to extend the needed distance for the replacement tooth or teeth to fit into the oral cavity. Because the cheek has more than enough bone material to facilitate the dental implant's osseointegration, the need for a bone graft or sinus augmentation prior to implant placement is eliminated.

This advanced Chicago dental implant technique is a particularly useful strategy for patients who need to have an implant placed toward the rear of the upper jaw for additional support of the teeth, as resorption tends to progress most rapidly in that vicinity. The cheekbone offers an ideal alternate location for a dental implant intended to anchor an artificial arch of teeth and provide rear stability to a dental implant bridge or denture in Chicago.

In using zygomatic dental implants, this Chicago implant dentist will often plan the surgery by taking a CT scan of a patient's jaw, and will then use three-dimensional computer software as shown here in this video to guide the actual implant placement procedure.

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