Management of the Posterior Maxilla in the Compromised Patient: Historical, Current, and Future Perspectives CONTINUED (Page 12) FIGURES (Page 2 of 2) Thomas J. Balshi & Glenn J. Wolfinger Periodontology 2000, Vol 33, 2003, 67-81.
						Figure 6b Maxillary anterior implants. A total of 10 implants: 2 zygomatic and 2 in the pterygomaxillary area.
		Figure 6a Preoperative panoramic view of patient with congenitally missing teeth.
		Figure 6c Restoration of the maxillary arch utilizing implants in both the zygoma and pterygoid regions.
						Figure 6d Anterior/posterior cephalometric radiograph showing projection of implants in the zygoma area.
		Figure 6e Lateral cephalometric radiograph showing projection of posterior implants in the pterygomaxillary and zygoma regions.
				Figure 7b Post-surgical radiograph showing implants in the severely resorbed maxilla; a total of two implants on each side were placed in the zygoma region.
		Figure 7a Preoperative panoramic radiograph with old implant restoration.
		Figure 7c Lateral cephalometric radiograph illustrating the implants in the pterygomaxillary region and the four implants in the zygoma region.
				Figure 7e Anterior/posterior cephalometric radiograph showing projection of the four implants in the zygoma region to support the full fixed maxillary reconstruction.
				<-- Figure 7d Post-treatment panoramic radiograph showing reconstruction of severely resorbed maxillary utilizing the four implants in the zygoma region.
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