Is Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel Useful in Le Fort I Osteotomy?


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

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

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.