Today, you’ll hear from Dr. Ole Jensen, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Ditron Dental Implants, who is known worldwide in the field of dental implants and reconstructive surgery. In this episode of Every Day Oral Surgery, Dr. Jenson shares his experience with zygomatic implants and reflects on the way we do them now and whether or not it is the best approach for our patients. He shares how his thinking about zygomatic implants has evolved over the years and, while he has no desire to reinvent the wheel, so to speak, he promotes the benefits of taking a more customized approach on a case-by-case basis. We also touch on why he suggests seeking mentorship, taking a more conservative and less invasive approach, and learning to do pterygoid implants first, as well as the benefits of constantly improving your diagnostic and technical skills. Dr. Jensen also shares a number of valuable resources, recommended organizations, and books, so make sure not to miss this detailed and highly informative episode!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Dr. Jensen shares a brief overview of his experience with zygomatic implants.
• Direct vision and protection for a long-distance process like zygomatic implants.
• Insight into some of the main criteria that Dr. Jensen assesses to determine if a patient will benefit from zygomatic implants.
• How his thinking about zygomatics has evolved without ‘reinventing the wheel’.
• What he recommends for surgeons looking to gain more experience with these implants.
• The importance of learning by doing and seeking mentorship.
• Why Dr. Jensen promotes being more conservative and less invasive.
• His advice: learn to do pterygoid implants before you do zygomatic implants.
• Dr. Jensen shares some useful resources on pterygoid implants.
• The importance of working within the boundaries of your knowledge.
• The relationship between sinus infections or disease and zygomatic implants.
• Sinus grafting and zygomatics; learn more about the benefits of a ‘graftless’ technique.
• Dr. Jensen’s tip for younger surgeons: join the Academy of Osseointegration (AO)!
• Dr. Jensen shares a recommended read: Peri-implant Infection: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment by Frank Schwarz and Jürgen Becker.
• Some final words of advice from Dr. Jensen regarding overdenture implants.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Ole Jensen on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ole-jensen-6b871512a/

Dr. Ole Jensen Email — [email protected]

Ditron Dental Implants — https://www.ditrondentalusa.com/

‘Rescue implant concept: the expanded use of the zygoma implant in the graftless solutions’ — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21492800/

‘The Pterygoid Plate Implant: A Solution for Restoring the Posterior Maxilla’ — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7751116/

‘A ‘Graft Less’ Approach for Dental Implant Placement in Posterior Edentulous Sites’ — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31613937/

‘The use of BMP around zygomatic implants’ —

Academy of Osseointegration 2022 Annual Meeting — https://ao2022.osseo.org/

AAOMS Dental Implant Conference — https://www.aaoms.org/meetings-exhibitions/2021-dental-implant-conference

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — [email protected]

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059