Awareness On Zygomatic Implants Among Dental Students

Abstract

Introduction: Functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of maxilla or posterior maxillary defects is challenging and zygomatic implants have been an effective option in the management of atrophic edentulous maxilla and maxillectomy defects. Zygomatic implants were introduced by Branemark. Bone grafting and augmentation procedures involve two step procedures and lead to economic and financial loss for the patient, thus zygomatic implants have proved to be a good non-grafting option for the rehabilitation procedures for treating posterior maxillary and atrophic maxillary cases. Aim: This study aims to assess the awareness of zygomatic implants among undergraduate students.Materials And Method: A online questionnaire based survey was circulated among the students of Saveetha Dental college and the answers were compiled in excel sheet and tabulated and analysed using the statistical software IBM SPSS version 20.0 and the results of the survey were represented using tabulations and graphical illustrations. Results: Totally 100 participants took part in the the survey and out of which 90% of them were aware of zygomatic implants. 80% of the participants who took part in the survey were aware of the indications of zygomatic implants. 80% of the participants were aware of the most common complication being sinusitis. And the rest of the participants were aware of the other complications that can occur due to zygomatic implants. Conclusion: This survey was done to create an awareness on zygomatic implants. From the study most of them were aware of zygomatic implants, their indication, surgical procedure, contraindication and treatment protocol.