Piezoelectric osteotomy for intraoral harvesting of bone blocks

Grafting with intraoral bone blocks is a good way to reconstruct severe horizontal and vertical bone resorption in future implant sites. The Piezosurgery System (Mectron) creates an effective osteotomy with minimal or no trauma to soft tissue, in contrast to conventional surgical burs or saws. In ad...

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Published inThe International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 127
Main Authors Sohn, Dong-Seok, Ahn, Mi-Ra, Lee, Won-Hyuk, Yeo, Duk-Sung, Lim, So-Young
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2007
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Aged
Alveolar Process - surgery
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation - instrumentation
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation - methods
Bone Transplantation - instrumentation
Bone Transplantation - methods
Chin - surgery
Dental Implantation, Endosseous - methods
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteotomy - instrumentation
Osteotomy - methods
Tissue and Organ Harvesting - instrumentation
Tissue and Organ Harvesting - methods
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Summary:Grafting with intraoral bone blocks is a good way to reconstruct severe horizontal and vertical bone resorption in future implant sites. The Piezosurgery System (Mectron) creates an effective osteotomy with minimal or no trauma to soft tissue, in contrast to conventional surgical burs or saws. In addition, piezoelectric surgery produces less vibration and noise because it uses microvibration, in contrast to the macrovibration and extreme noise that occur with a surgical saw or bur. Microvibration and reduced noise minimize a patient's psychologic stress and fear during osteotomy under local anesthesia. The purpose of this article is to describe the harvesting of intraoral bone blocks using the piezoelectric surgery device.
ISSN:0198-7569