Author information : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
Author information : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
author: C J Butterworth, S N Rogers | publisher: drg. Andreas Tjandra, Sp. Perio, FISID
CB devised the treatment concept and undertook all implant surgeries and prosthodontics. SR undertook all surgical resections and free flap reconstructions. CB and SR both wrote the manuscript and reviewed the available literature. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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- Abstract : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
- Background : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [1]
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [2]
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [3]
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [4]
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [5]
- Case presentation : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy [6]
- Conclusions : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
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- Table 1 Patient-reported quality of life outcomes following ZIP flap procedure : The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
- Fig. 1. Clinical view of left-sided maxillary tumour at presentation : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 2. Staging MRI scan showing destructive lesion left maxilla : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 3. Staging CT scan confirming maxillary destruction but preservation of the orbital floor : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 4. Panoramic dental radiograph showing dental status at presentation : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 5. Left-sided maxillary resection (Brown class 2b) : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 6. Zygomatic oncology implants sited in the residual zygomatic bone on the defect side of the maxilla : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 7. Conventional zygomatic implant insertion on the non-defect side of the maxilla following extraction of the remaining teeth and an alveoloplasty : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 8. Abutment level impression utilising light-cured acrylic tray material : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 9. Inter-occlusal registration using the pre-fabricated maxillary denture prosthesis relined with silicone putty over the implant abutment protection caps : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 10. Radial forearm flap inset and sutured into the maxillary defect and perforated by the zygomatic oncology implant abutments : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 11. Intra-oral view of the soft tissue flap at 3 weeks post-operatively with overgrowth of flap over the zygomatic oncology implants : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 12. Provisional acrylic fixed dental prosthesis fitted at 4 weeks post-surgery : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 13. Panoramic dental radiograph showing the position of the zygomatic implants and the seating of the initial fixed prosthesis : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 14. Intra-oral view of perforated flap 3 weeks following radiotherapy : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 15. Facial appearance 18 months following treatment : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 16. Another ZIP flap case demonstrating the use of a perforated polythene “washer” to keep the flap from overgrowing the implant abutments during the healing phase : The zygomatic implant
- Fig. 17. The appearance of the case shown in Fig. 16 with the polythene “washer” removed at 2 weeks post-surgery, providing access to the zygomatic oncology implants : The zygomatic implant