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Zygomatic
Zygomatic meaning
Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
Synonyms of Zygomatic
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The surgery involved placing zygomatic implants - long metal implants - into the cheekbones on both sides, following the resection of the upper jaw.
Additionally, long-term studies of classical 2-stage zygomatic implants document high success rates with only minimal complications.
Compared to regular dental implants, zygomatic implants are longer and extend farther.
All anapsid skulls lack a temporal opening, while all other extant amniotes have temporal openings (although in mammals the hole has become the zygomatic arch ).
In addition to allowing extra room for the passage of muscles to work the lower jaw, the zygomatic arch also allows for differentiation of separate muscle groups to be involved in biting and chewing.
Kenyanthropus platyops was singled out by the morphology of the maxilla, characterized by a flat and relatively orthognathic subnasal region, an anteriorly placed zygomatic process and small molars.
Masseters attach from the dentary (specifically, the masseteric fossa) to the zygomatic arch and onto the maxilla in front of the arch, providing crushing force.