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- Title
Is Piezoelectric Surgery the New Gold-Standard in Oral Surgery and Implantology?
- Authors
Angelo, Troedhan; Mahmoud, Ziad Tarek
- Abstract
Mills, drills, burs and low-frequency oscillating saws were the only tools for bone-cutting for a long time and their use rarely questioned on their biological and physiological effects on bone. With the emergence of new technologies in bone-cutting - such as lasers and piezoelectric cutting devices - more and more experimental and clinical studies shed light on the differences in the bone healing-cycle when traditional instrumentation is compared to these new technologies. A search in medical and biomedical databases was performed and molecular-biologic, micromorphologic, histologic, experimental and clinical comparative studies were selected, excluding case-reports and unclear methodology. Experimental and clinical findings then were summarized and compared against each other by their micromorphologic, histologic, biologic and clinical effects resulting in a comparative overview with impact to the clinician's daily routine-work. At the current state of secure knowledge, scientific literature suggests piezoelectric surgical tools for bone-cutting to provide the highest clinical precision, the least procedural bone-loss, an improved bone-healing and best "ease-of-use".
- Publication
Smile Dental Journal, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 4, p12
- ISSN
2072-473X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.12816/0034779