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Orthodontic microsurgery for rapid dental repositioning in dental malpositions.
No full textMalposition of dental elements can be easily corrected when the patient is young; however, the opposite is true for adults. Middle-age patients normally request a rapid solution, but they usually also have associated pathologic features, such as advanced periodontal disease, dental migration, and ankylosis. Shortening the orthodontic treatment time is possible but not easy to achieve. We applied piezosurgical bone cuts to 10 patients affected by different dental malformations to determine the effects of a shorter treatment time.A total of 10 patients (8 women and 2 men) were treated using the monocortical tooth dislocation and ligament distraction technique. We included 5 patients with dental ankylosis (group A, with a range of 4 to 5 mm of dental intrusion into the bone), who presented with at least 4 elements included in the mandible, and 5 preoperative patients affected by maxillary hypoplasia and transverse maxillary diameter reduction (group B, with a range of 6 to 8 mm measured at the first molar palatal cusp).Dental repositioning was achieved within 18 to 25 days for the dental intrusion group (group A) and within 68 to 150 days for the preoperative group (group B). The average period was 20 days for group A and 100 days for both dental arches in group B. The decrease in orthodontic treatment time was 70\% for the ankylotic teeth and 65\% for the preoperative group. We observed no periodontal or gingival damage, although all 10 patients experienced moderate edema and pain.This method of shortening the orthodontic treatment time is simple, and performing osteotomic lines laterally and apically to the tooth radix on the bone has proved useful in reducing the treatment time. In addition, the technique is very easy to use and has a low incidence of side effects
The piezoelectric osteotomy in orthopedics: clinical and histological evaluations (pilot study in anaimals).
No full textTHE PIEZOELECTRIC OSTEOTOMY IN ORTHOPEDICS:CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS (PILOT STUDY IN ANIMALS)
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Changes in Implant Stability Using Different SitePreparation Techniques: Twist Drills versusPiezosurgery. A Single-Blinded, Randomized,Controlled Clinical Trial
No full textThe objective of the present investigation was to longitudinally monitor stability changes of implants inserted using traditional rotary instruments or piezoelectric inserts, and to follow their variations during the first 90 days of healing.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted on 20 patients. Each patient received two identical, adjacent implants in the upper premolar area: the test site was prepared with piezosurgery, and the control site was prepared using twist drills. Resonance frequency analysis measurements were taken by a blinded operator on the day of surgery and after 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, and 90 days.
RESULTS:
At 90 days, 39 out of 40 implants were osseointegrated (one failure in the control group). Both groups showed an initial decrease in mean implant stability quotient (ISQ) values: a shift in implant stability to increasing ISQ values occurred after 14 days in the test group and after 21 days in the control group. The lowest mean ISQ value was recorded at 14 days for test implants (97.3% of the primary stability) and at 21 days for the control implants (90.8% of the primary stability). ISQ variations with respect to primary stability differed significantly between the two groups during the entire period of observation: from day 14 to day 42, in particular, the differences were extremely significant (p < .0001). All 39 implants were in function successfully at the visit scheduled 1 year after insertion.
CONCLUSIONS:
The findings from this study suggest that ultrasonic implant site preparation results in a limited decrease of ISQ values and in an earlier shifting from a decreasing to an increasing stability pattern, when compared with the traditional drilling technique. From a clinical point of view, implants inserted with the piezoelectric technique demonstrated a short-term clinical success similar to those inserted using twist drills
Letter, [Author unclear] to Paulina T. Merritt
No full textHandwritten letter to Paulina Merritt from an unknown author, October 1, 1876.
Intraoperative Complications during Sinus Floor Elevation Using Two Different Ultrasonic Approaches: A Two-Center, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
No full textPurpose: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intraoperative complications during maxillary sinus elevation with lateral approach using a piezoelectric device with two different surgical techniques.
Materials and Methods: Antrostomies were randomly performed by outlining a window (group A, 36 patients) or by eroding the cortical wall with a grinding insert until the membrane was visible under a thin layer of bone, before outlining the window (group B, 36 patients). Occurrence of membrane perforation, laceration of vascular branches, and surgical time was recorded.
Results: Seventy-two patients underwent sinus floor elevation: four perforations (11.1%) were observed in group A (two occurred during elevation with hand instruments) and zero perforations in group B (p < .05). No evidence of vascular lacerations was registered in both groups. A clinically insignificant but statistically shorter surgical time was recorded in group A (9.2 1 3.7 minutes) than in group B (13.3 1 2.4 minutes; p < .05).
Conclusions: Within the limits of the present study, it may be concluded that ultrasonic erosion of the lateral wall of the sinus is a more predictable technique than piezoelectric outlining of a bone window in preventing from accidental perforations of Schneiderian membrane during sinus augmentation procedures
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