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Volume 12 , Issue 6
November/December 1997

Placement of Screw-Type Implants in the Pterygomaxillary-Pyramidal Region: Surgical Procedure and Preliminary Results

Valeron/Velazquez

PMID: 9425762

A surgical technique for the placement of titanium screw-type implants (Branemark system) in the pterygomaxillary-pyramidal region is presented. The correct direction, location, and length of the implant is decided during surgery. Cylindric osteotomes are used as bone-site formers, thus minimizing the use of drills in bone preparation. This not only conserves bone, but greatly reduces the potential surgical risks, especially of hemorrhage.

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