Is Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel Useful in Le Fort I Osteotomy?

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DEMİRBAŞ A. E., BİLGE S., ÇELEBİ S., KÜTÜK N., ALKAN A.

JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.78, no.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 78 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2020
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.09.021
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Safety and precision are 2 main goals in research to improve bone cutting in maxillofacial surgery. The aim of this prospective clinical study was to analyze the outcomes using an ultrasonic bone scalpel versus a piezoelectric surgical device and the conventional technique in a Le Fort I osteotomy.