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Pterygoid implants explained by Albanian Dental Clinic: what they are, who they are for, how they are done, risks and downsides, and when fixed teeth can come sooner, with DentX Clinic by Dr. Gjergj Dilo in Tirana. General explanations, not a clinical assessment. Albanian Dental Clinic is not a clinic: treatments are performed exclusively by licensed partner clinics.
They are implants longer than the standard ones, placed in the back of the upper jaw and anchored in dense, stable bone: the pterygoid process. They exist for one specific case: the back of the upper jaw without enough bone, where the maxillary sinus has widened after years without teeth and a standard implant would have nothing to anchor in.
They are one of the routes for anyone told “you don’t have enough bone for implants”: in some cases they can let the surgeon place implants without a bone graft or a sinus lift. The other route is to add bone (bone graft or sinus lift) and wait for it to consolidate. Which of the two suits your case, or whether neither does, is decided by the surgeon looking at your scan, not by a web page. These are general explanations, not a clinical assessment. The wider picture of your options when bone is short is on implants with bone loss.
In general: the surgeon first studies a 3D cone-beam CT scan to measure the bone and the angle of insertion; the implant is placed under local anaesthesia, in a single session, often together with other implants in the same arch; the prosthesis is then fixed onto the implants, with timing that depends on the stability reached.
According to DentX Clinic, pterygoid implants are among the options the clinic offers for the back of the upper jaw, performed by Dr. Gjergj Dilo, oral surgeon and implantologist. Whether they are indicated in your case, in what combination and with which prosthesis, is for the surgeon to say after seeing your case.
No procedure is without risk, and this one is no exception. What to know, in general:
If you search for “pterygoid implants risks” or “downsides”, the honest answer is: they depend on the case and on the hands. That is why the journey starts with a CT scan and with the doctor in front of you, not with a quote sent blind.
Because they anchor in dense bone, these implants often reach good stability at the moment of placement. When the case allows it, the surgeon can fit a temporary prosthesis right after the surgery (immediate loading) instead of making you wait the months of the classic protocol. It is a possibility, not a rule: the surgeon decides it from the stability measured.
The treatment plan and the quote arrive in writing, before any travel. The whole journey is explained in how it works.
Dr. Gjergj Dilo receives Albanian Dental Clinic patients at DentX Clinic, Tirana, and, according to DentX Clinic, is the surgeon who performs pterygoid implants. You meet him on a videocall before you travel and you find the same person in the chair in Tirana.
His full profile: Dr. Gjergj Dilo. The other advanced implantology options: bone graft, sedation, immediate loading and flapless, zygomatic implants.
Sometimes. Pterygoid implants use bone that is already there, so in some cases of missing bone at the back of the upper jaw they can let the surgeon avoid a graft or a sinus lift. Whether that applies to you is decided by the surgeon on the CT scan, and some cases still need a graft.
They have specific risks, linked to the deep area where they are placed, which is why they require experience. With a CT scan and a surgeon who performs them routinely, they are an established technique. The risk in your case is explained by the doctor, not by a page.
They are two routes to the same problem, missing bone at the back and top. The first uses bone that is already there; the second adds bone and waits. The choice depends on how much bone you have and its shape: the surgeon makes it on the CT scan.
Often yes, with a temporary prosthesis right after the surgery, if the stability measured allows it. The surgeon decides in the operating room.
The procedure is done under local anaesthesia; the discomfort of the following days is generally manageable with what the doctor prescribes. Anyone who is very afraid can ask about sedation.
The price depends on the case and on the prosthesis: you receive it in writing after the videocall, before you travel. We do not publish figures for procedures that have to be seen case by case.
The treatments are performed by DentX Clinic. Albanian Dental Clinic informs, coordinates and organises the journey.
Albanian Dental Clinic is a consultancy and intermediation service for dental tourism: treatments are performed exclusively by licensed partner clinics.
Also read: DentX Clinic · Advanced implantology · Bone graft · Conscious sedation · Zygomatic implants · Dr. Gjergj Dilo
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