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Piezosurgery, using piezoelectric devices, offers precise bone cutting with minimal soft-tissue damage in oral surgery. This advanced technique enhances safety and outcomes for procedures like dental implants and bone grafting.

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  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Piezosurgery is increasingly adopted in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
  • Traditional mechanical instruments pose risks of thermal damage and soft-tissue injury.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a clinical overview of piezoelectric bone surgery in implant dentistry.
  • To summarize current literature on the advantages and disadvantages of piezosurgery.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of piezoelectric bone surgery applications.
  • Analysis of piezoelectric device capabilities in osteotomies.

Main Results:

  • Piezosurgery enables precise, selective bone cutting, preserving soft tissues and avoiding thermal damage.
  • Technically feasible applications include implant-site preparation, bone grafting, sinus lifts, and nerve lateralization.
  • Piezosurgery demonstrates superiority over mechanical instruments for delicate tissue handling.

Conclusions:

  • Piezosurgery offers a safer, more precise alternative to traditional methods in implant dentistry.
  • It facilitates minimally invasive osteotomies and opens new avenues for innovative surgical concepts.