Piezosurgery: an ultrasound device for cutting bone and its use and limitations in maxillofacial surgery.
Piezosurgery uses modulated ultrasonic vibration to allow controlled cutting of bony structures. Delicate bony structures can be cut easily and with great precision, without destruction of soft tissue. We have found this device useful when exact cutting of thin bones is essential. However, it is of only limited use in cutting thick bones and in regions with limited access.
Eggers
Georg
G
Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. georg.eggers@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Klein
Johannes
J
Blank
Julia
J
Hassfeld
Stefan
S
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003762:Dental Instruments; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*