Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi [UNESP]Kaba, Shajadi Carlos PardoRuiz, Marcelo MartinsonHorikawa, Fernando Kendi2015-12-072015-12-072013Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, v. 4, n. 1, p. 127-128, 2013.0976-237Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/130941In maxillary Le Fort I type osteotomy the detachment of the nasal mucosa should be done carefully. Piezoelectric surgery contributed much to increase the safety of osteotomies, despite the initial advantage of minimizing the risk of injury in nervous tissue, mainly in bilateral sagittal split osteotomy; we use the piezoelectric device for the initial detachment of the nasal mucosa in the maxillary osteotomy.127-128engMaxillary osteotomyOrthognathic surgeryPiezosurgeryArtigo10.4103/0976-237X.111638Acesso restrito23853472PMC3703686