Comparison of a piezoelectric and a standard surgical handpiece in third molar surgery

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dc.contributor.authorTitinchi, F
dc.contributor.authorGopal, I
dc.contributor.authorMorkel, J
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-02T11:01:32Z
dc.date.available2022-11-02T11:01:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim was to compare the use of a piezoelectric hand piece versus a standard surgical handpiece in removal of impacted third molars under general anaesthesia. Materials and methods: Thirty patients undergoing routine third molar removal were included in the study. Panoramic radiographs were used to assess the positioning of the impacted third molars. The patients were randomly subdivided and the split mouth technique was used in which each side (left or right) of the mouth was randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Hence each patient served as their own control. In one group, a piezoelectric handpiece was used, while a conventional handpiece was used for the second group. All aspects of preoperative care, general anaesthesia, surgery and post-operative care were standardised for the two groups. The following parameters were recorded; time of surgery, bleeding during surgery, post-operative swelling, post-operative pain, associated complications and post-operative nerve injury. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of pain and swelling. There was less bleeding with the use of the piezoelectric device as compared with the standard surgical handpiece; however, the surgical time was longer. There were no reports of trauma to the lips or intra-oral soft tissue. There were two incidences (6.7%) of post-operative paraesthesia in the standard surgical handpiece group. Conclusions: The use of a piezoelectric device is an acceptable alternative to the standard surgical handpiece in third molar surgery. Its use is advocated in difficult cases especially where there is inferior alveolar nerve approximation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ors.12382
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8136
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUWCen_US
dc.subjectnerve injuryen_US
dc.subjectpiezoelectricen_US
dc.subjectstandard surgical handpieceen_US
dc.subjectthird molar surgeryen_US
dc.subjectpanoramic radiographsen_US
dc.titleComparison of a piezoelectric and a standard surgical handpiece in third molar surgeryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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