Open AccessPiezosurgery versus conventional method alveoloplasty
Author(s) -
Khushal Gangwani,
Lakshmi Shetty,
Deepak Kulkarni,
Ratnadeepika Seshagiri,
Ratima Chopra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_162_18
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , alveolar ridge , dentistry , soft tissue , resorption , surgery , orthodontics , implant , pathology
Conventional alveoloplasty procedure using manual instruments results in higher resorption of the residual alveolar ridge, which is unsuitable for denture construction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of piezosurgery-assisted alveoloplasty using minimally invasive technique compared to that of the conventional technique.