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ArticleClinical oral implants research2026

Rescue Therapy With Quad Zygoma After Failure of Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study With a Mean Follow-Up of 8 Years.

Shengchi Fan, Wenjie Zhou, Bilal Al-Nawas, Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón, Rubén Davó

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Shengchi FanOral Surgery and Implantology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0231-7151
Wenjie ZhouSecond Dental Center, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8158-253X
Bilal Al-NawasDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Operations, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8665-5803
Eduard Valmaseda-CastellónOral Surgery and Implantology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9669-3187
Rubén DavóDepartment of Implantology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vithas Davó, Hospital Medimar Internacional, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0361-8351

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objectivesTo evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of quad zygomatic implants (ZIs) as a rescue therapy for patients with failed full-arch implant rehabilitation in the maxilla due to advanced peri-implantitis. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of all patients treated with the Quad Zygoma Protocol. Primary outcomes included the ZI survival and success rates, and secondary outcomes, the prosthetic success rate and complications.

resultsThe study population included 28 consecutive patients who received 112 ZIs between 2006 and 2024, with a mean follow-up of 8.2 ± 4.1 years. In 23 patients, a total of 113 failed conventional implants were removed, and 48 ZIs were immediately placed into the explantation sites. The ZI survival rate was 98.2%, with two ZIs requiring removal due to late complications. The implant success rate was 93.5%, and prosthetic success was achieved in 96.4% of cases. Sinusitis was diagnosed in 8 patients (28.5%) at a mean of 5.92 years postoperatively; all cases were successfully managed medically without implant loss. Soft tissue recession occurred in 9.8% of cases, while oroantral fistula and facial fistula were each observed in 0.9% of implants.

conclusionsThe Quad Zygoma Protocol may represent a reliable and predictable option for the rescue of failed maxillary full-arch implant rehabilitations. Despite a relatively high prevalence of sinusitis, favorable long-term clinical outcomes were achieved with appropriate management.

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Dental Implantation, EndosseousDental ImplantsDental Restoration FailurePeri-ImplantitisZygomaAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMaxillaMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeDental Implantsatrophic maxillacomplicationperi‐implantitissurvivalzygomatic implant

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