Rehabilitation of Posterior Maxilla with Obturator3b2:?show $6# Supported by Zygomatic Implants

Abstract

Prosthetic rehabilitation of atrophic maxilla and large maxillary defects can be done successfully by zygomaticimplant-supportedprosthesis. Zygomatic implants are anavant-gardeto complex andinvasive-freevascularised osteocutaneous flaps, distraction osteogenesis, and the solution to flap failures. A treated case of tuberculous osteomyelitis, with a class II (Aramany’s classification) maxillary defect, reported to oral maxillofacial department, Government Dental College (RUHS-CODS).The defect in this group was unilateral, retaining the anterior teeth. The patient was previously rehabilitated with a removable maxillary obturator. Inadequate retention affected essential functions like speaking, mastication, swallowing, esthetics, and so on due to lack of sufficient supporting tissues. A fixed prosthetic rehabilitation of posterior maxillary defect was done with obturator supported with twosingle-piecezygomatic implants. At 1-yearfollow-up,the patient was comfortable with the prosthesis, and no further complaints were recorded.