TY - JOUR AU1 - Sohn, Dong-Seok AB - https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.4.173 EDITORIAL pISSN 2234-7550·eISSN 2234-5930 Clinical utilization of ultrasonic piezoelectric bone surgery during osteotomy Dong-Seok Sohn, Ph.D. Section Editor of JKAOMS Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Catholic University Hospital of Daegu, Daegu, Korea Various osteotomy instruments have been introduced in re- can easily be used in the deep oral cavity. cent decades for use in the medical and dental fields. Among Compared to conventional rotary instruments, PBS dem- them, piezoelectric bone surgery (PBS) is an alternative to onstrates higher bone cell viability and precise osteotomy. conventional rotary instruments that enables precise osteoto- Therefore, PBS is considered a valid alternative to rotating my with minimal soft-tissue damage during the healing peri- burs when performing osteotomy for autogenous bone har- od . PBS can also reduce postoperative edema and ecchymosis vesting, removal of impacted teeth or cysts, distraction osteo- compared to lateral osteotomy immediately after surgery. genesis, other augmentation procedures, and cosmetic bony PBS has also been widely used when performing osteoto- surgery. PBS is beneficial when immediate implant place- my associated with ridge and sinus augmentation. Mucosal ment is performed because it provides bactericidal curettage perforation during lateral window preparation can lead to in the extracted sockets TI - Clinical utilization of ultrasonic piezoelectric bone surgery during osteotomy JF - Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons DO - 10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.4.173 DA - 2019-08-28 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed-central/clinical-utilization-of-ultrasonic-piezoelectric-bone-surgery-during-aQLlMlbADV SP - 173 EP - 173 VL - 45 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -