Rehabilitation of Posterior Maxilla with Obturator 3b2:?show $6# Supported by Zygomatic Implants

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Prosthetic rehabilitation of atrophic maxilla and large maxillary defects can be done successfully by zygomatic 3b2:?thyc=10 implant-supported3b2:?thyc prosthesis.

Zygomatic implants are an 3b2:?thyc=10 avant-garde3b2:?thyc to complex and 3b2:?thyc=10 invasive-free3b2:?thyc vascularised 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 (3b2:?thyc=10 RUHS-CODS).3b2:?thyc 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 two 3b2:?thyc=10 single-piece3b2:?thyc zygomatic implants.

At 1-year 3b2:?thyc=10 follow-up,3b2:?thyc the patient was comfortable with the prosthesis, and no further complaints were recorded.