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Oral & maxillofacial surgery · Santiago, Chile

Complex jaw surgery, planned in 3D before the operating room.

Zygomatic implants for severe bone loss, full-mouth rehabilitation, jaw correction surgery and total TMJ replacement. Every case is planned virtually on your own CT scan before surgery — and your treatment plan, timeline and quote are defined before you fly.

  • Staff surgeon, Military Hospital of Santiago
  • 14 scientific publications
  • 3D virtual surgical planning
  • Care in English
Dr. Gonzalo Martinovic, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, in his practice
Dr. Gonzalo Martinovic
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Staff · Military Hospital of Santiago
Why Chile

Why patients fly to Santiago

Value

Specialist-level surgery at a fraction of typical US or EU costs.

Santiago is a modern, safe capital with direct flights from most major US and European cities. World-class private clinics, advanced imaging and 3D planning — at costs typically far below comparable treatment in the United States or Europe. You receive a detailed written quote before deciding anything.

You deal directly with the surgeon, not an agency: your evaluation, your plan and your surgery are all with the same doctor.

Planning

The surgery is designed before you buy a plane ticket.

Your first consultation is remote: send your CT scan and dental history, and you receive an honest assessment of whether your case is surgical, what the options are, and a written plan with timelines and costs. You only travel once the plan is defined.

Procedures

What we treat

Complex cases that general dentistry and conventional implantology refer out.

Severe bone loss

Zygomatic implants

"You don't have enough bone for implants" is not the final word.

When the upper jaw has lost too much bone for conventional implants, zygomatic implants anchor in the cheekbone, which never resorbs. Fixed teeth without months of bone grafting — often with immediate loading.

High-complexity surgery that requires CT imaging, virtual planning and a team that performs it regularly.

Documented case — zygomatic implants
Severely atrophic upper jaw before treatment Before — atrophic maxilla
Zygomatic implants with fixed full-arch rehabilitation After — full rehabilitation

The two long, angled implants anchor in the zygomatic bone, bypassing a maxilla that could no longer support conventional implants. Both arches were restored with fixed prostheses. Results vary by case and can only be estimated after evaluation and imaging.

Rehabilitation

Full-mouth implants & bone reconstruction

Rebuild the foundation before replacing the tooth.

Implants where surgery goes beyond placement: grafting, sinus lifts, guided bone regeneration, or full rehabilitation of an entire arch — planned digitally from the start.

Facial skeleton

Orthognathic (jaw) surgery

When the problem is the bone, not the teeth.

Corrects the position of the upper and lower jaws — for bite problems, facial asymmetry and skeletal sleep apnea. Planned virtually so the skeletal result is simulated before you decide.

Joint

Total TMJ replacement

When the jaw joint is destroyed, it can be replaced.

For end-stage arthritis, ankylosis or failed previous surgeries: the joint is replaced with a patient-specific prosthesis designed on your own CT scan. A major, rarely performed operation — and the only real solution when there is no joint left to preserve.

Technical material — prosthesis design
Three-dimensional design of a custom temporomandibular joint prosthesis on the patient's bone model

The component is designed on the patient's CT scan before it is manufactured: each piece is unique and exists only for that anatomy.

Process

How it works

Nothing is decided before your imaging and your written plan exist.

1 · Remote evaluation

Send your CT scan and dental history by email or WhatsApp. You receive an honest assessment — surgical or not, options, timelines — before booking any travel.

2 · Written plan & quote

A written treatment plan with alternatives, real timelines and a detailed cost estimate. You decide with complete information.

3 · Your trip to Santiago

Surgery is scheduled around your travel. Most implant cases require a stay of about one to two weeks; complex jaw surgery may require longer. Recovery happens in a modern, walkable city.

4 · Surgery & follow-up

With follow-up defined before you travel, and a written report for your dentist back home so your long-term care continues where you live.

Surgeon

Your surgeon

Dr. Gonzalo Martinovic is a Chilean specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, trained at Universidad Mayor (Santiago) with a Master of Medical Sciences (Universidad de La Frontera). He is staff surgeon at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Military Hospital of Santiago — the hospital volume that builds skill in trauma and complex cases.

He works with Cone Beam CT and virtual surgical planning in every complex case: implant positions and osteotomy lines are resolved on the computer before surgery, and arrive in the operating room as patient-specific surgical guides.

Training DDS, Universidad Mayor
Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery — Universidad Mayor, 2013
Master of Medical Sciences, Surgery — Universidad de La Frontera, 2019
Hospital practice Staff, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Service — Military Hospital of Santiago
Former chief resident, Emergency Service (2021–2023)
Academic activity Author or co-author of 14 publications in national and international journals
Recognition Third place, Facial Trauma category — XVI Latin American Congress of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
In short

One surgeon, one plan, direct communication in English — from your remote evaluation to your surgery in Santiago and your follow-up back home.

Surgery that changes lives

Dr. Gonzalo Martinovic · Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery · Santiago, Chile

Contact

Request a remote evaluation

Write to us on WhatsApp or by email with a short description of your case. If you already have a CT scan or X-rays, mention it — and we'll reply in English.

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