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Zygomatic implants start to finish: instruments, ZAGA planning, skull-model and cadaver practice, live patients and complications
Prosthodontist Ivan Chicchon and oral surgeon Arshiya Sharafi teach the Zygomatic implant course as 45 short lessons across eight modules, about 5 h 16 min in all. You move from the surgical kit and imaging classifications to osteotomy technique, quad-zygoma work on a benchtop skull, cadaver dissection including the buccal fat pad, recorded patient surgery and an eleven-part review of what can go wrong.
- 8modules
- 45lessons
- 5 h 16 minof video
- 11complication lessons
What you’ll be able to do
- Assemble the instruments, handpiece, burs and surgical kit a zygoma case needs
- Classify cases on radiographs and plan using the ZAGA concept
- Choose an osteotomy technique and follow the surgical sequence for single and quad zygoma
- Raise the flap and use the buccal fat pad, with anatomy reviewed on a cadaver
- Prevent and manage orbital invasion, oroantral fistula, sinusitis and nerve injury
- Judge outcomes against clear success criteria
Inside the course
Set-up and theory
After a short welcome, the instructors lay out materials and the operatory set-up, then spend nearly an hour and a half on classifications, X-ray review, closure, planning and osteotomy options, with Q&A segments on anatomy and ZAGA.
Practising the drill path
A benchtop skull shows quad-zygoma and single-zygoma placement before a cadaver module covers site preparation, insertion, flap design, buccal fat pad handling and the Weber-Ferguson approach.
Real patients and real problems
Patient footage follows, including a bonus pterygoid placement. The complications module deals with the orbit, fistulae, overlong apices, soft tissue dehiscence, sinus infection, trismus and joint inflammation, possible fractures and the zygomaticofacial nerve.
The instructors
Chicchon is a surgically trained prosthodontist in Northern California who trained at Dugoni and the University of Michigan. Sharafi completed oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the University of Maryland and the Shock Trauma Center.
Built for
- Implant surgeons facing severe maxillary atrophyZygomatic anchorage for the atrophic maxilla, broken into manageable steps.
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeonsCadaver and patient footage to refresh technique and anatomy.
- Restorative teams planning full-arch casesAn understanding of what zygomatic anchorage involves surgically.
Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction (3 min) 2 lessons
- Implant Ninja Introduces the Zygomatic King
- Meet Your Instructor – Implant Ninja
Module 2: Tools of the Trade (44 min) 6 lessons
- Intro to Tools of the Trade
- Materials
- Q&A of Tools of the Trade
- The Basic Set-Up
- The Handpiece and Burs
- The Surgical Kit
Module 3: Treatment Planning and Surgical Theory (1 h 24 min) 10 lessons
- Classifications and X-Ray Overview
- Closure
- Intro to Treatment Planning
- Osteotomy Techniques
- Q&A – Anatomy Review
- Q&A – Osteotomy Techniques
- Q&A – ZAGA
- Surgical Techniques – Part 1
- Surgical Techniques – Part 2
- Tx Planning
Module 4: Surgical Concepts on Benchtop Model of Skull (46 min) 4 lessons
- Intro to Surgical Concepts on Benchtop Model of Skull
- Quad-Zygoma Benchtop – Part 1
- Quad-Zygoma Benchtop – Part 2
- Zygoma Benchtop
Module 5: Surgical Concepts on Cadaver (39 min) 7 lessons
- Implant Prep
- Implant Prep – Part 2
- Placing Implant
- Placing Implant – Part 2
- Preparing the Flap
- Prepping Buccal Fat Pad
- Weber-Ferguson & Quick Anatomy Review
Module 6: Surgical Concepts on Patient Videos (32 min) 3 lessons
- Intro to Surgical Concepts on Patient
- Surgical Concepts on Patient – Part 1
- Surgical Concepts on Patient – Part 2 (with Bonus Pterygoid)
Module 7: Complications (55 min) 11 lessons
- Intro to Complications
- Invasion of the Orbit
- Oral Antral Fistula
- Overextended Implant Tip
- Peri-Implant Soft Tissue and Gingival Recession–Dehiscence
- Sinusitis
- Surgical Complications
- Trismus–TMJ Inflammation (with bonus: Are Fractures Possible?)
- What Are My Success Criteria
- ZAGA A-2–A-4
- Zygomatic Facial Nerve
Module 8: Farewell (12 min) 2 lessons
- Goodbye!
- Post-Course Discussion with Dr. Ivan and Dr. Arshiya
Before you buy
Is there cadaver footage?
Yes. Module 5 is filmed on a cadaver and shows preparation, placement, flap work and relevant anatomy.
How detailed is the prosthetic phase?
The course is surgical; restoring zygomatic implants is not taught as a separate topic.
What is the presentation style like?
Informal and conversational — the instructors present under the “Implant Ninja” persona, with many short clips and Q&A segments.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructors | Ivan Chicchon, Arshiya Sharafi |
| Contents | 8 modules · 45 lessons |
| Duration | 5 h 16 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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