Our patient journey
Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Smile
At Zygoma Implants Costa Rica, every step is designed for your comfort and confidence. Our prestigious location in Tower 1 of CIMA San José Hospital was chosen with purpose: to provide the safety, technology, and support of one of the nation’s leading medical centers. And since we’re less than 30 minutes from the airport, your transition from travel to treatment is smooth, secure, and stress-free
Step 1: Initial Consultation & 3D Scan
Your initial consultation is the essential first step. We begin with a one-on-one meeting at our clinic to thoroughly understand your unique goals and expectations.
Following this, we conduct a comprehensive clinical evaluation. This includes high-resolution photography and a state-of-the-art intraoral 3D digital scan. This complete assessment equips you with the clarity and confidence needed to make an informed decision about your care.
If you decide to move forward, the next step is a detailed Computed Tomography (CT) scan. Merging the data from this scan with your clinical records, photos, and digital models allows us to enter the precision planning phase. This is where we meticulously design your fully customized treatment plan, ensuring predictable and successful results.
Step 2: Treatment Planning
We merge the data from your photographs, intraoral scans, and 3D CT scan to create a precise virtual model of your anatomy. On this “digital twin” and using state-of-the-art software, our specialists perform the surgery virtually, planning every detail with millimeter-level accuracy.
This precise digital blueprint allows us to fabricate custom surgical guides. During the procedure, these guides ensure that each implant is placed in the exact position determined during planning. This guarantees not only a faster and safer surgery but also lays the ideal foundation for a final restoration that is exceptional in both aesthetics and function.
Step 3: Implant Placement
Your comfort and safety remain at the center of everything we do. Most surgeries are performed on an outpatient basis, using local anesthesia with IV sedation to ensure a completely relaxed and pain-free experience. Your vital signs are continuously monitored throughout.
Adding to our strict safety protocols, our strategic location near emergency services offers another level of reassurance. For more complex cases or patients who require specialized care, we will arrange for the procedure to be performed in a hospital setting under general anesthesia. In these instances, we seamlessly coordinate all necessary transportation—both to the hospital and back to your accommodations—allowing you to focus solely on a smooth and speedy recovery.
Step 4: Provisional Prosthesis
Our top priority is helping you reclaim your smile and quality of life without delay. This is why we utilize state-of-the-art implantology techniques to ensure optimal implant stability right from day one.
This is what it means for you:
- Immediate Results: You’ll receive a set of fixed temporary teeth on the very same day of your procedure, or the next.
- Instant Confidence: You will walk out of our clinic with a full, natural-looking smile.
The primary purpose of this initial prosthesis is to give you the confidence to speak and smile normally while your implants seamlessly fuse with the bone. It's the first step on the journey to your beautiful, permanent smile.
Step 5: Final Restoration
After successful integration, you receive your definitive, permanent smile—the true culmination of your journey. But this outcome goes far beyond aesthetics:
- To Live Without Limits: Savor any food you desire without hesitation. The stability of your new teeth is absolute.
- To Speak with Certainty: The flawless, natural look of your smile allows you to express yourself with total confidence.
- To Leave the Past Behind: The daily discomfort and insecurity of removable dentures are now a thing of the past.
Congratulations on achieving this milestone. Your new smile is not just the end of treatment—it is the beginning of a life filled with freedom, comfort, and lasting confidence.