The prelacrimal recess approach is a minimally invasive approach to maxillary sinus lesions. The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of piezosurgery versus conventional osteotomy while performing a prelacrimal apporach.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
The removal of the bone in the prelacrimal approach was done using piezo ultrasonic device
The removal of the bone in the prelacrimal approach was done using conventional osteotome and hammer
Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
Intraoperative bleeding
The amount of blood collected in the suction device
Time frame: During the surgical procedure
Operative time
the time of surgical procedure
Time frame: During the surgical procedure
Postoperative hyposthesia
hyposthesia in the cheek and upper teeth after surgery, measured by the Barrow Institution grading of hyposthesia
Time frame: six months after surgery
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