
Course on
Pterygoid Implantation
Two-day Course
May 28 & 29, 2026
Overview
This course is designed for clinicians who wish to learn or improve their pterygoid implant technique.
It will cover maxillary anatomy as it relates to surgery, emphasizing anatomical peculiarities.
The course will simplify implant planning based on the pterygomaxillary wax-up and corridor.
All of this will be accompanied by clinical case studies (video) to help students gain confidence in applying the technique.
Upon completion of the course, students should be prepared to perform this technique with complete knowledge and confidence.
Course Content
- Applied Anatomy of the Pterygomaxillary Corridor: Key Points for Clinical Guidance
- Indications for Pterygoid Implantation
- Surgical Technique. Required Materials. Patient Positioning. Flap Design. Surgical Drilling
- Clinical Cases. Complications
- Prosthetic Design. Maintenance
- Practice on 3D Models
- Use of the SNIPER Box by the Jacobo Somoza Institute.
Teachers
Dr. Xavier Rodriguez Ciurana
Medical Degree (1992), Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2000), and Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (2005) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Private practice at Dental Esthetic BCN.
Professor of implantology at the European University of Madrid (UEM) and the International University of Catalonia (UIC).
Secretary of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (SCBCOM) until 2015.
Co-director of the BORG research group since 2005.
International speaker and author of articles on the pterygoid implant technique.
International speaker and author of articles on the BOPT technique and implant rehabilitation of the anterior esthetic sector.
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Dr. Jacobo Somoza Román
Director of the Jacobo Somoza Institute.
Degree in Dentistry from the “Instituto Superior das Ciências da Saude – Norte,” Porto, Portugal.
Specialist in Aesthetic Dentistry. Faculty of Dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid.
Professor of the Clinical Implantology Course, Autonomous University of Madrid, 2009–2014.
Member of various scientific societies, including SEPES, SOCE, and SES.
National and international lecturer on courses in Digital Dentistry, Aesthetics, and Implantology.
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Registration
Venue
- JACOBO SOMOZA INSTITUTE
- Centro Comercial Local 10, Av. de Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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