You have lost significant bone in the upper jaw. Your practitioner has told you that a standard implant is impossible without a massive bone graft. This guide is for you.
Zygomatic implants are an advanced surgical solution that bypasses the upper jaw bone deficit by anchoring the implant directly in the zygomatic bone (the cheekbone), which is dense, stable, and unaffected by the resorption that impacts alveolar bone. Invented by Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark, this technique has over thirty years allowed treatment of cases that conventional implantology could not resolve.
Zygomatic implants are indicated in situations where the bone volume of the upper jaw is severely insufficient, making a large-scale bone graft impossible or extremely risky.
Patients concerned: fully edentulous upper jaw patients whose alveolar bone has resorbed over years of wearing a removable prosthesis, patients who have lost bone following a tumor or trauma, and those in whom previous grafts have failed.
In all these cases, the zygomatic implant offers a viable alternative where none existed. The pre-operative assessment is systematically performed with a 3D cone beam CT scan to plan the exact implant trajectory before the procedure.
A zygomatic implant measures between 30 and 52.5 mm, two to four times the length of a standard implant. It passes through the maxillary sinus to anchor in the zygomatic bone, away from the atrophied zone.
Placement requires advanced surgical expertise and rigorous 3D planning, performed under general anesthesia or deep conscious sedation. By combining two zygomatic implants and two to four conventional anterior implants (Quad Zygoma or Bi Zygoma protocol), a complete fixed arch is achieved in 24 to 48 hours.
The great advantage: this technique allows immediate loading in many cases. A fixed temporary prosthesis can be placed the day after the procedure.
Clinique Dentaire Longchamp CIL in Casablanca has the necessary technical platform: in-house 3D cone beam CT, 3D planning software, custom surgical guides, and a CAD/CAM manufacturing unit for temporary and definitive prostheses.
Dr El Belghami Kadiri Chafika, with over 30 years of experience in implantology and her postgraduate training at Columbia University, is the reference for complex implant cases in Casablanca. If your case has been refused elsewhere, come for a consultation.
Do not take a definitive no as your final answer without exploring all available options in 2026.
If you are in a situation of severe upper jaw bone loss and have been refused a standard implant, contact Clinique Dentaire Longchamp CIL in Casablanca. Send your 3D scan if you have one, or schedule a consultation with radiological assessment. We will honestly evaluate whether zygomatic implants are an option in your situation.
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