Abstract

Osteotomies are well-established procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery for either corrective measures or for gaining access to subjacent hard and soft tissues. Yet surgical reconstruction of bony defects can often be very challenging as thin and fragile bony structures are especially prone to fracture due to bulky cutting tips or massive application of pressure by conventional mechanical instruments. By employing the new technique of piezosurgery such complications can be overcome. It was the aim of this animal study to analyse the bone remodelling process after ultrasound osteotomy in the sheep tibia under functional loading after 8 and 12 weeks and to evaluate its impact on clinical applications.

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