The use of zygomatic implants for the rehabilitation of cancer patients: a review of studies and clinical cases

Installation of zygomatic implants is one of the treatment options for patients with insufficient bone volume in the upper jaw or after radical surgery to remove the tumor. The purpose of this review is to analyze scientific papers and clinical cases of installation of zygomatic implants for the rehabilitation of cancer patients. We selected 2 papers and 4 clinical reports on the treatment of cancer patients using zygomatic implants. These studies and clinical cases published between 2007 and 2019 years included 146 successfully installed zygomatic implants in 60 patients aged 13 to 92 years who underwent radical surgery to remove tumors. The results showed that the rehabilitation of cancer patients using zygomatic implants had high success rates, similar to the results of traditional implantation in this group of patients.