title: Inicial nasal mucosa detachment using piezoelectric device in the Le Fort I osteotomy: A technical note.
abstract: In maxillary Le Fort I type osteotomy the detachment of the nasal mucosa should be done carefully. Piezoelectric surgery contributed much to increase the safety of osteotomies, despite the initial advantage of minimizing the risk of injury in nervous tissue, mainly in bilateral sagittal split osteotomy; we use the piezoelectric device for the initial detachment of the nasal mucosa in the maxillary osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduation Program (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Branch), Araçatuba Dental School UNESP, UNINOVE Dental and Medical School, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elio Hitoshi
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Shajadi Carlos Pardo
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.forename: Marcelo Martinson
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Fernando Kendi
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Horikawa
keywords: Maxillary osteotomy; orthognathic surgery; piezosurgery