Title

Cutting with sound or steel: A modern comparison of piezoelectric and rotary techniques in third molar surgery

Authors

Nihalani Tanishq Shyamkumar^1,*, Paridhi Pateria², Shivani Adhikary¹, Ankita Sahare¹, Swati Bansal¹ & Aditya Singh Tomar¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, District Hospital, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Nihalani Tanishq Shyamkumar - E-mail: tanishq.nihalani@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9993013723
Paridhi Pateria - E-mail: paridhipateria1997@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9009352905
Shivani Adhikary - E-mail: shivaniadhikary2809@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8827784690
Ankita Sahare - E-mail: ankitasahare001@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9826373162
Swati Bansal - E-mail: chhavibansal15@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9406968678
Aditya Singh Tomar - E-mail: adityasinghtomarwork07@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8225089688

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026

Abstract

Piezosurgery is a surgical technique that uses ultrasonic vibrations to precisely cut through bone tissue. It is commonly used in dental and maxillofacial procedures such as bone extraction, bone contouring and implant placement, providing benefits such as reduced soft tissue injury, decreased bleeding and improved patient comfort. This study has twenty six subjects and is a split mouth study in which bilateral third molar impactions are treated using piezosurgery and a traditional rotary approach. Piezosurgery has been shown to be a safe and effective osteotomy procedure that preserves soft tissue integrity while decreasing postoperative complications. Better postoperative recovery is taken into account to compensate for the extended operating time. Thus, we show that piezosurgery is more efficient and minimally invasive advancement for maxillofacial surgeons.

Keywords

Peizoelectric technique, conventional techniques, electricity driven drills, ultra surgery Peizoelectric unit, advances in oral and maxillofacial surgery, third molar impaction

Citation

Shyamkumar et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1895-1900 (2026)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.