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Introduction
If you have been told that there is less bone in your upper jaw for dental
implants, do not worry. The best solution for cases with severe bone
resorption in upper jaw is pterygoid implant. Tubero pterygoid
implants are the best solution for patients requiring dental implants
for upper jaw.
Such patients were going for sinus lift or bone grafts as per old
techniques. In a single procedure we place pterygoid implant and place
the permanent crown in 3 days. As we use single piece implants the
procedure is flapless and done under local anesthesia.
Indications
Procedure
When the upper grinding teeth are lost and are not replaced on time, it
leads to drooping of the sinus there by resulting in bone resorption
making it difficult for tooth replacement, Some conventional
implantologists suggest Sinus lift procedure, which is a complex
traumatic surgical approach, that is totally unpredictable and takes
approximately 6 to 8 months to heal.All the patients interested in
getting the upper full arch replaced on implants are suitable candidates
for this as pterygoid bone is present in all the patients. Pterygoid bone
is present distal to the second molar region in the upper jaw and is the
only option available if you want to avoid cantilevers, but it requires a
very experienced hand with an in depth knowledge of Anatomy of the
surrounding areas.
Clinical recommendations
The pterygoid implant is placed in the region of the former first or
second maxillary molars and follows a diagonal direction posteriorly
towards the pyramidal process. The implant ultimately anchors in the
pterygoid fossa of the sphenoid bone. The angulation of pterygoid
implants ranges from 45-50 towards the maxillary plane.