Title
Functional and esthetic outcomes of zygomatic implant-supported prosthesis in post-maxillectomy patients: A clinical evaluation
Authors
Jitendra Kumar Diwakar1*, Tasveer Fatima2, Soumya Suresh Naik3, Mayank Lau4, Vishwa Deepak Singh5 & Amit Dixit6
Affiliation
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Elegancia Clinic: The Maxillofacial & Implant Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Raja Rajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Health and Science University, Kumbalgodu, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 4Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Pacific Dental College & Hospital, Debari, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; 5Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; 6Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Ark Dental Clinic, Greater Kailash, New Delhi, India; *Corresponding author
Jitendra Kumar Diwakar - E-mail: jeetdiwakar47@gmail.com
Tasveer Fatima - E-mail: drtasveer0011@gmail.com
Soumya Suresh Naik - E-mail: soumya.naik037@gmail.com
Mayank Lau - E-mail: mnklau86@gmail.com
Vishwa Deepak Singh - E-mail: vishwadeepak.dental@tmu.ac.in
Amit Dixit - E-mail: doc_dixit@yahoo.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026
Abstract
Post-maxillectomy patients often face significant challenges related to chewing, speech, facial symmetry, and overall quality of life due to the loss of facial structures. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the functional and esthetic outcomes of zygomatic implant-supported prostheses in 30 post-maxillectomy patients. Significant improvements were observed in chewing efficiency, speech intelligibility, and facial symmetry, with a high implant survival rate of 96.7%. The prosthetic rehabilitation also enhanced patient satisfaction, as evidenced by improved quality of life (QoL) scores. Thus, the gap in understanding the functional and esthetic outcomes of zygomatic implant-supported prostheses in post-maxillectomy patients, providing evidence of their effectiveness in improving chewing, speech, and facial symmetry while demonstrating high implant survival and patient satisfaction.
Keywords
Complications, esthetics, implant survival, maxillectomy, zygomatic implants
Citation
Diwakar et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 51-55 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
