title: [Intraoral piezo-surgery].
abstract: The Piezo "effect"describes a physical interaction, which is used in different fields of clinical medicine. An ultrasound technology results in the power of a surgical cut technique, which is able to distinguish between hard and soft tissue. With the presented instruments it is possible to treat bone mechanically in a piezo-surgical manner without hurting the surrounding soft tissues when touching them. Four examples: Tooth extraction before implantation under minimal grinding of bone, Gaining bone for peri-implant transplantation, Preparation of Sinus Lift, Exposing the inferior alveolar nerve demonstrate the use of Piezo-Surgery in the intraoral area. This method shows a remarkable addition to the intraoral operation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für zahnärztliche Chirurgie, -Radiologie, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Zentrum für Zahnmedizin der Universität Basel. J-Thomas.Lambrecht@unibas.ch
authors.forename: J Thomas
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014732:Vibration