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Reduced somatosensory impairment by piezosurgery during orthognathic surgery of the mandible.

AbstractPURPOSE:
This clinical trial aimed to test the hypothesis that piezosurgery causes reduced nerval irritations and, thus, reduced somatosensory impairment when used in orthognathic surgery of the mandible.
METHODS:
To this end, 37 consecutive patients with Angle Class II and III malocclusion were treated using bilateral sagittal split osteotomies (BSSO) of the mandible. In a split mouth design, randomized one side of the mandible was operated using a conventional saw, while a piezosurgery device was used on the contralateral side. In order to test the individual qualities of somatosensory function, quantitative sensory testings (QSTs) were performed 1 month, 6 months and 1 year after surgery.
RESULTS:
A comparison of the data using a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant reduction in postoperative impairment in warm detection threshold (WDT) (P = 0.046), a decreased dynamic mechanical allodynia (ALL) (P = 0.002) and a decreased vibration detection threshold (VDT) (P = 0.030) on the piezosurgery side of the mandible as opposed to the conventionally operated control side. In the remaining QSTs, minor deviations from the preoperative baseline conditions and a more rapid regression could be observed.
CONCLUSIONS:
Piezosurgery caused reduced somatosensory impairment and a faster recovery of somatosensory functions in the present investigation.
AuthorsPhillipp Brockmeyer, Wolfram Hahn, Stefan Fenge, Norman Moser, Henning Schliephake, Rudolf Matthias Gruber
JournalOral and maxillofacial surgery (Oral Maxillofac Surg) Vol. 19 Issue 3 Pg. 301-7 (Sep 2015) ISSN: 1865-1569 [Electronic] Germany
PMID25908245 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperalgesia (diagnosis, physiopathology)
  • Male
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II (surgery)
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class III (surgery)
  • Mandible (innervation, surgery)
  • Orthognathic Surgery (methods)
  • Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus (methods)
  • Piezosurgery (methods)
  • Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, physiopathology)
  • Recovery of Function
  • Sensory Thresholds (physiology)
  • Thermosensing (physiology)
  • Vibration
  • Young Adult

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