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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the included articles (type of ZI insertion, authors, date of publication, type of study (P = prospective, R = retrospective RCT = randomized clinical trial), number of patients, age and gender of patients, follow-up period, degree of maxillary atrophy, partially/totally edentulous maxilla, number, length, brand, and survival of ZI, approach and planning software)

From: Evaluation of surgical techniques in survival rate and complications of zygomatic implants for the rehabilitation of the atrophic edentulous maxilla: a systematic review

Original surgical technique (OST)

Authors

Published

Type of study

Patients [n]

Patients’ average age (range) [years]

Gender

Mean follow-up period (range) [months]

Degree of maxillary atrophy

Partially/totally edentulous maxilla

Zygomatic implant (ZI)

Approach (patient [n])

Planning software

No. of ZI [n]

ZI average length (range) (mm)

ZI’s brand

ZI’s Survival rate (failed implant)

Aleksandrowicz [29]

2019

R

22

40.40 (36–69)

M11 F11

NM (50–152)

NM

Partially/totally

24

NM (30–45)

Nobel Biocare

95.8% (1)

1 ZI (12) 2 ZIs (8) 3 ZIs (1) Quad (1)

NM

Aparicio [19]

2014

P

22

53.81 (NM)

M8 F14

135.2 (NM)

Residual bone height and width less than 4 mm

Partially/totally

41

NM (30–50)

Nobel Biocare

95.12% (2)

Unilateral (NM) Classic (NM)

NM

Becktor [30]

2005

R

16

61.1 (29–77)

M6 F10

46.4 (9–69)

C&H

Totally

31

42.25 (30–50)

Nobel Biocare

90.3% (3)

Classic (27) Quad (4)

Nobel Clinician

Branemark [2]

2004

R

28

58.3 (39–79)

M12 F16

NM (60–120)

L&Z D, E

Partially/totally

52

NM

BOC & Exopro

94% (3)

Unilateral (4) Classic (24)

NM

Chow [4]

2006

P

5

49.8 (43–60)

M4 F1

10 (NM)

NM

Totally

10

49.5 (45–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

Classic (5)

SimPlant

Davo [7]

2007

R

18

58 (44–74)

M6 F12

14 (6–29)

NM

Totally

36

46.59 (40–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

Classic (18)

NM

Davo [31]a

2008

R

26

NM

NM

21.9 (13–42)

L&Z B, C

Partially/totally

61

NM

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

1 ZI (4) Classic (30) Quad (2)

NM

Davo [32]

2009

R

24

51.4 (36–72)

M8 F16

60 (NM)

NM

Partially/totally

45

45.38 (40–50)

Nobel Biocare

97.4% (1)

1 ZI (1) Classic (23)

NM

Duarte [33]

2007

P

12

NM

NM

30 (NM)

Residual bone height and width less than 2 mm

Totally

48

NM

Nobel Biocare

95.8% (2)

Quad (12)

NM

Fernandez [34]

2014

R

80

55.5 (25–75)

M40 F40

27 (6–48)

NM

Partially/totally

244

NM

NM

99.6% (1)

Classic (79) Quad (1)

NM

Kahnberg [28]

2007

P

76

58 (35–77)

M19 F57

36 (NM)

NM

NM

145

NM

NM

96.3% (5)

Classic (76)

NM

Malevez [35]

2004

R

55

M 62 (40–76) F57 (22–79)

M14 F41

NM (6–48)

Residual bone height less than 5 mm

Totally

103

42.69 (35–50)

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

1 ZI (6) 2 ZIs (49)

NM

Stiévenart [36]

2010

R

20

56 (35–75)

M1 F19

NM (6–40)

L&Z D, E

Totally

80

NM (30–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

96% (3)

Quad (20)

Procera software

Anatomy-guided (AGA)

Authors

Published

Type of study

Patients [n]

Patients’ age range (average) (years)

Gender

Follow-up period range (average) (months)

Degree of maxillary atrophy

Partially/totally edentulous maxilla

Zygomatic implant (ZI)

No. of ZI [n]

ZI average length (range) (mm)

ZI’s brand

ZI’s survival rate (failed implant)

Approach (patient [n])

Planning software

Aparicio [19]

2014

P

80

63.1 (NM)

M25 F55

55.4 (NM)

Residual bone height and width less than 4 mm

NM

156

NM (30–50)

Nobel Biocare

96.79% (5)

NM

NM

Aparicio [37]

2022

R

20

59.2 (NM)

M11 F9

18.8 (12–28)

Bedrossian classification

NM

59

NM

Straumann

 

Classic (10) 3 ZIs (1) Quad (9)

DTX Studio Implant software

Atalay [38]a

2017

R

10

55.2 (23–68)

M5 F5

28 (6–96)

C&H IV, V, VI

Totally

21

NM (30–47.5)

Nobel Biocare

90.4% (2)

Classic (9) 3 ZIs (1)

NM

Chana [39]

2019

R

43

NM (42–88)

M22 F23

90 (NM-216)

NM

NM

80

NM (20–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

94.32% (5)

NM

Nobel Clinician

Davo [25]

2015

P

17

57.7 (41–78)

M7 F10

NM (36–60)

C&H IV, V, VI

Totally

68

45.36 (35–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

Quad (17)

Procera Software

Davó [40]

2020

R

82

57 (33–78)

M29 F53

10.5 (0–29)

L&Z

Partially/totally

182

41.85 (30–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

100% (0)

3 ZIs (3) Classic (62) Quad (16)

NM

Fernández-Ruiz [41]

2021

RCT

40

60.18 (NM)

M17 F23

19.40 (12.00–22.00)

NM

Totally

139

40.03 (30–60)

Sarria

100% 0)

Classic (NM) Quad (NM)

NM

Nave [42]

2020

R

102

NM

NM

38 (12–144)

NM

Partially/totally

206

NM

Nobel Biocare Neodent Instradent

97.57% (5)

1 ZI (27P) 2 ZIs (57P) 3 ZIs (3P) NM (1P)

NM

Penarrocha-Diago [43]

2021

R

19

61.7 (54–73)

M3 F16

20.1 (12–41)

C&H V, VI

NM

31

NM

Nobel Biocare Sarria

100% (0)

NM

/

Wang [14]

2021

P

15

47.2 (19–71)

M3 F12

17.2 (12–36)

C&H IV

Totally

60

48.68 (35–52.5)

NM

100% (0)

Quad (15)

Nobel Clinician

Wu [44]a

2022

R

61

46.8 (18–79)

M33 F28

24.11 (NM)

Residual bone height less than 3 mm

Totally

188

NM

Nobel Biocare

98.4% (2)

Classic (26) Quad (35)

Nobel Clinician VectorVision2

Zhao [45]

2018

R

25

47.1 (19–69)

M12 F13

23.00 (NM)

Residual bone height less than 3 mm

Totally

84

48.75 (40–52.5)

Nobel Biocare

98.0% (1)

Classic (NM) Quad (NM)

Nobel Clinician

  1. NM not mentioned, C&H Cawood–Howell classification, L&Z Lekholm and Zarb classification, R retrospective study, P prospective study, RCT randomized controlled trials
  2. aData were partially excluded due to use other techniques but OST or ZAGA