title: Piezosurgery versus conventional surgery in radicular cyst enucleation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compared the use of piezosurgery and conventional surgery in radicular cyst enucleation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted with 29 patients who were radiologically and cytologically prediagnosed with radicular cysts in the jaw region. Nineteen patients were treated using piezosurgery, and 10 were treated using conventional surgical procedures. Surgical procedures were evaluated according to the following criteria: hemorrhage, soft-tissue damage, manipulation complexity, major perforation areas on the enucleated cyst tissue, and approximate operation duration. Patients were monitored postoperatively and evaluated for hemorrhaging at 24, 48, and 72 hours following surgery. Follow-up was conducted to check for recurrences and ranged from 5 to 24 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complications were observed in any of the 20 patients treated using piezosurgery, although the duration of surgery was longer than expected. Of the 10 patients treated using conventional methods, hemorrhaging that affected the operation occurred in 3 cases, perforation of the cyst epithelium and difficulties in enucleation occurred in 5 cases, postoperative hemorrhage occurred in 2 cases, and recurrence was observed in 2 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Piezosurgery may be considered effective in procedures such as enucleation that require sensitive manipulation, despite the increase in the length of the overall surgical procedure. Given the results of the present study and the current lack of information in the literature regarding postoperative pain, infection, and long-term success rates associated with the use of piezosurgery in cyst enucleation, further study in this area is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey. dorukkocyigit@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ismail Doruk
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kocyigit
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atil
authors.forename: Yunus Emre
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Hakan H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tuz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D059745:Piezosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome