PIEZOELETRICT SYSTEM IN ORAL SURGERY: INDICATIONS, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Abstract

Ostectomy is a surgical maneuver that can affect tissue repair, increasing the overall morbidity of the procedure. The type of equipment or surgical armamentarium can directly influence bone repair. The aim of this study was to perform a literature review concerning the use of piezoelectric technology in oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures evaluating its indications, advantages and disadvantages. For the preparation of this critical review of the literature, a search of scientific articles was carried out in PUBMED until the year 2012. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria porposed by the authors, a total of 28 articles were found compatible to the objective of the study. As a conclusion, it can be stated that the piezoeletric system has been shown to be a very promising surgical technique indicated to oral surgeries, and providing accurate, clean, and minimally traumatic osteotomies for the soft tissues. However, there is na accentuated wear of the ultrasonic tips increasing the costs of the system and the time spent in the procedures.