PIEZOELECTRIC BONE SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF AN OSTEOMA ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMPACTED INFERIOR THIRD MOLAR: A CASE REPORT

In the present case the assessment of wound healing and neurosensory function of the inferior alveolar nerve and of the lingual nerve in the immediate postoperative period and at one year follow up was totally satisfactory. Besides, when compared to surgery performed by using traditional rotation instruments, it is reasonable to speculate that the surgical trauma was markedly reduced in this case due to the intrinsic features of the Piezoelectric device, as described above, in conjunction to the specific morphology of the device inserts. We therefore promote the use of Piezoelectric device in surgical cases where risk for noble soft tissue damage is high. In particular, the issue of inferior alveolar nerve injury during the removal of lower third molars is a well known clinical and medico-legal problem so any technique that can reduce the possibility of this damage is worthy of exploration.