Everyday Oral Surgery From Indication to Execution: Zygomatic Implants with Dr. Waldemar Polido
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Feb 9, 2026 Dr. Waldemar Polido, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and professor with deep experience in complex implant surgery. He discusses prosthetic-driven planning, soft-tissue management, and long-term implant strategies. Listens cover decision-making between grafting and zygomatic solutions, techniques to reduce complications, teaching fundamentals, and postoperative workflows.
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Choose Grafting Or Remote Anchorage By Context
- Choice between grafting and remote anchorage depends on age, health, finances, and restorative goals.
- Prefer grafting for younger patients and remote or zygomatic solutions for older or immediate-demand patients.
Modernize Zygoma Technique — Customize Every Case
- Avoid performing zygomatic implants using outdated brimemark techniques that increase sinus and soft tissue complications.
- Customize osteotomy, flap design, and implant selection to the patient's zygomatic anatomy and prosthetic needs.
Teach Diagnosis, Dual-Scan Planning, Soft-Tissue Care
- Emphasize candidate selection, dual-scan prosthetic planning, and soft-tissue management when training residents.
- Preserve bone, aim for optimal AP spread, and perform immediate loading only when stability and prosthetics align.
