Surgery

Biography

Biography: Igor Batista Camargo

Abstract

Loss of teeth results in resorption of the alveolar process and, in more advanced stages, resorption  of the underlying basal bone. A severely resorbed maxilla and mandible generally results in problems for the prosthesis, such as insufficient retention, pain by overloading the mucosa,  impaired masticatory function, speech difficulties, loss of soft tissue support, altered facial appearance, and psychosocial problems. Reconstruction of a moderated resorbed maxilla and/or mandibular alveolar ridges to restore oral function does not remain as a surgical and prosthetic challenge due to the possibility to easily restore the minimal amount of residual bone support with conventional sinus lift, onlay grafts or even with zygomatic implants. On the other hand, when the maxillary ridges presents with anatomical changes or severely resorbed it still be critical to place implants without consider great bone reconstructions. The purpose of this presentation is to report a case series of a patients with severely resorbed maxilla and madible. This cases were treated lifting and grafting the areas using a mixed graft of BMP and bovine demineralized bone and mash, as an option of uses of zygomatic implants or positional/onlay autogenously bone grafts.