Piezosurgery in Bone Augmentation Procedures Previous to Dental Implant Surgery: A Review of the Literature

摘要

The piezosurgery has been used with increasing frequency and applicability by health professionals, especiallythose who deal with dental implants. The concept of piezoelectricity has emerged in the nineteenth century, but it was appliedin oral surgery from 1988 by Tomaso Vercellotti. It consists of an ultrasonic device able to cut mineralized bone tissue,without injuring the adjacent soft tissue. It also has several advantages when compared to conventional techniqueswith drills and saws, such as the production of a precise, clean and low bleed bone cut that shows positive biological results.In dental implants surgery, it has been used for maxillary sinus lifting, removal of bone blocks, distraction osteogenesis,lateralization of the inferior alveolar nerve, split crest of alveolar ridge and even for dental implants placement.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of piezosurgery in bone augmentation procedures used previously to dentalimplants placement.