title: Piezoelectric bone surgery applied in alveolar distraction osteogenesis: a technical note.
abstract: Piezoelectric bone surgery is based on ultrasonic vibration of a device functioning as an osteotome. This device allows precise cuts to be made in bone structures without provoking lesions of adjacent soft tissues and at the same time offering excellent visibility within the surgical field. The use of this technique in alveolar distraction osteogenesis is described. Piezoelectric surgery appears to make the cutting of the transport segment easier and safer.
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. gonzalezygarcia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diniz-Freitas
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Somoza-Martín
authors.forename: Abel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-García
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014716:Vertical Dimension; D014732:Vibration