title: Relocation of a malpositioned maxillary implant with piezoelectric osteotomies: a case report.
abstract: Implant relocation is a new surgical technique for correcting the alignment of malpositioned implants by mobilizing them with the surrounding bone until the desired position is achieved. In this case report, a 25-year-old woman was treated for the malposition of an implant in the maxillary left canine site. The use of a piezoelectric scalpel permits narrow, precise, and safe osteotomies, thus preventing involvement of the soft tissue and producing better healing potential compared to burs or saws. The results suggest that inadequately axially inclined implants can be successfully reconfigured using segmental piezoelectric osteotomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine, Division of Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Trieste, Italy. claudio@stacchi.it
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stacchi
authors.forename: Fulvia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costantinides
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biasotto
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lenarda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003442:Crowns; D003481:Cuspid; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants