Upper Mini Dental Implants vs. Zygomatic and Pterygoid All-on-4 Implants

mini implant xray

Mini dental implants and zygomatic implants are as opposite as they come! In this video I explain how someone with “no bone” on the upper jaw would consider mini dental implants vs. zygomatic/pterygoid dental implants. Which type of dental implant lasts longer? Which type of implant is prone to problems? Video Transcription lightly edited for … Read more

Can I Get Dental Implants Without Having Any Bone? Video

Can I Get Dental Implants without having any bone

Dental implants without bone? How can that be done? If you don’t have any bone left at all, and you’ve been told there’s just not enough bone to get implants, what are your choices? In my office, I treat the most extreme of extreme patients. So when the bone is missing, you have two options. … Read more

What is a Pterygoid Dental Implant?

Pterygoid implants

Pterygoid implants are a specialty type of implant that is placed in the upper molar region. They require special training to place because there are inherent risks but there can be tremendous advantage for a patient that is missing all of their upper teeth or losing all of their upper teeth!! WHERE DOES A PTERYGOID … Read more

Zygomatic Implants Lip and Face Support – Ramsey Amin DDS

lip face support

This patient I treated in Burbank, CA has no bone on the upper jaw.  You can see that she was unable to wear a denture.  Her face would cave in right to the bottom of the nose! I placed four zygomatic implants (quad zygoma) with a fixed bridge that she does not need to remove…ever.  … Read more