Clinical outcomes and efficacy of piezosurgery compared to conventional surgery for cyst enucleation: A systematic...

Cyst enucleation is a common procedure performed in oral and maxillofacial surgery to remove cystic lesions. Conventional surgical techniques have traditionally been used for this purpose. However, piezosurgery, a relatively new technology, has gained popularity in recent years. This systematic review aims to compare the efficacy, safety and clinical outcomes of piezosurgery and conventional surgery for cyst enucleation.A comprehensive literature search was conducted using electronic databases, including PubMed, EBSCOhost, Scopus, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect. Studies published from inception up to May 2023 were included. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing piezosurgery with conventional surgery for cyst enucleation were considered. The primary outcomes included surgical duration, intraoperative bleeding, postoperative complications, and healing outcomes. Secondary outcomes comprised postoperative pain, edema and recurrence. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for RCTs (RoB 2.0).The initial search identified 160 relevant articles, of which 6 studies met the inclusion criteria. Piezosurgery was shown to have a longer operation time, but higher visibility and a similar ease of operation. Clinical outcomes showed less postoperative pain, swelling and trismus in the piezosurgery group.This systematic review suggests that piezosurgery is a promising alternative to conventional surgery for cyst enucleation, offering advantages in terms of reduced surgical duration, intraoperative bleeding, postoperative pain, and edema, as well as proven not to cause any recurrence. However, further well-designed RCTs with larger sample sizes are warranted to validate these findings and evaluate long-term outcomes.