DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ZYGOMA IMPLANTS AND TRADITIONAL ALL-ON-4 IMPLANTS
For patients with significant bone loss, the traditional approach is to perform bone graft and sinus lift. Below is the comparison between traditional all-on-4 implants and Zygoma implants
All-on-4 implants | Zygoma implants | |
Treatment time | If significant bone graft and sinus lift are required, treatment time can take up to more than a year with 3 treatment steps. The patient might have to get the bone graft & sinus lift done first, wait 6-8 months for the surgical site to heal and receive implant placement, then wait another 6 months for the placement of permanent dentures on implants. With this approach, the patient will go for 6-8 months without dentures. | After Zygoma implant placement, the patient will have a temporary denture attached to the Zygoma implant within 3-5 days. After approximately 8 months, the patient can come back to replace the temporary denture with the permanent and final denture. |
Treatment cost | 6,000 USD – 7,600 USD / jaw However, the cost could increase with the additional bone graft and sinus lift procedures. |
11,200 – 14,400 USD / jaw There is no additional cost for bone graft and sinus lift. |
The key difference between All-on-4 treatments and Zygoma implants, besides the sizes of the implants, is that the intricate Zygomatic work has to be conducted under general anesthesia.
This means that this procedure can only be performed at a hospital under strict health and safety conditions.