Rehabilitation of Down Syndrome with Zygomatic Implants-Case Report
Purpose: Patients with Down syndrome may not be cooperative during dental treatment and, in cases of complex treatment, it is necessary to use oral or inhaled sedation and/or general anesthesia, which represent safe and efficient treatment resources. There are few reports about oral rehabilitation with dental implants, in patients with this condition in the literature.
Material and method: This paper will present a case report of Down syndrome treated with 2 zygomatic implants in the posterior maxilla and 2 standard axial implants in the anterior maxilla.
Result: The patient is on twelve months of postoperative without complaints.
Conclusion: The high survival rate, the increase of patients’ demand in immediate functional ability and the less morbidity following the surgical procedure renders this zygomatic implant procedure a viable treatment option of the resorbed fully edentulous maxilla.
Keywords: Zygomatic implant, Down syndrome, Atrophic maxilla
Citation: Fernando Duarte, Luis Pinheiro, Carina Ramos and Joao Neves Silva. “Rehabilitation of Down Syndrome with Zygomatic Implants-Case Report”. SVOA Dentistry 2:1(2021) pages 15-19.
