Title

Piezoelectric and conventional rotary techniques for mandibular impacted third molar extraction: A comparative study

Authors

Kuldeep Pal^1,*, Swati Tiwari², Sumit Patidar³, Rashmi Rai⁴ & Anurag Tripathi⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Pal Hospital, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Mudgal's Sparsh Hospital and Research, Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head & Neck Cancer, Reconstructive and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon, Consultant at OraMax Clinic, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Balco Medical Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; ⁵Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinic Oramax Dant Chikitsalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Kuldeep Pal - E - mail: kulpals@gmail.com
Swati Tiwari - E - mail: drswatitiwari@hotmail.com
Sumit Patidar - E - mail: dr.sumitpatidar00@gmail.com
Rashmi Rai - E - mail: drrashmi29@gmail.com
Anurag Tripathi - E - mail: dr.anuragtripathi2008@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2025; Revised April 30, 2025; Accepted April 30, 2025, Published April 30, 2025

Abstract

Surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars exists as a popular operation performed on the oral cavity. Piezoelectric surgery presents itself as an emerging minimal-invasiveness treatment option compared to traditional rotary instruments, which have been commonly used. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the clinical efficiency, postoperative outcomes and patient satisfaction between piezoelectric and conventional rotary techniques. The study evaluated two parameters: surgical time and postoperative pain, as measured by VAS scores, along with swelling severity, trismus development and healing rates during a 7-day assessment period. An extended period of surgery using piezoelectric techniques yields better post-operative outcomes than traditional rotary techniques, characterized by reduced pain levels and swelling, as well as improved functional restoration.

Keywords

Mandibular third molar, piezoelectric surgery, rotary instruments, postoperative pain, oral surgery, minimally invasive extraction

Citation

Pal et al. Bioinformation 21(4): 699-702 (2025)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

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.