Piezo Surgery Clones

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Jeffrey, a dentist, asks:
Do any of you have information about new products (clones) in the piezo surgery field?

I’ve heard that some clinician in Paris has had some good results with his piezo unit. Beautiful nerve repositions and amazingly clean chin and ramus grafts. Do these units perform as well as the original? What other comments can I get about piezo surgery? Where can I get more information? Thanks.

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14 Responses to “ Piezo Surgery Clones ”

• Anonymous October 24th, 2006

  
  

  I have been using this acteon piezotome unit and it performs better than piezosurgery unit from mectron and I have already done some sinus lifts and crest split and ridge splitsIpost mandible),Chin grafts ,ramus graft etc. with ease and good results.

• Don Callan October 25th, 2006

  
  

  I have the piezosurgery unit, and it works GREAT! One of the best things I have ever used and bought.

• ziv mazor October 25th, 2006

  
  

  Ihave gathered a lot of experience with the Mectron Piezosurgery unit in various indications.I suggest taking a hands on course.

• mahtab hatami dmd October 27th, 2006

  
  

  We know you give the course Dr. Mazor.
  Please don’t advertise.
  be more detail on the trechnique or advantages
  thank you

• Anonymous November 8th, 2006

  
  

  A lot of clones are actually invading the market: to my knowledge, there are the Acteon, the BioSaf and the Esacrome models; i tested the two latter. Both are very powerful and have been subjected to many improvements respect to the first model by Mectron, whose problems were mainly overheating of the hand piece, loose of cutting power in D1 -D2 bone and some frequent error alarms.

  Hope this helps.

• Anonymous November 9th, 2006

  
  

  Do you have more info on Biosaf and esacrome, or are they models from Acteon ? I’ve seen the Acteon piezotome and it looks just like the mectron model. I’m not familar with biosaf and esacrome–can’t find any info on the web on those. Can you help ? Mectron’s pricing is simply outrageous IMHO for the unit and the attachments

• David Rosen January 24th, 2007

  
  

  I have used both the Mectron and Acteon units and ended up buying the Acteon unit at the last AAP meeting. It works great and doesn’t have the downfalls of the Mectron unit. With the Mectron unit, if you touch the bone before steppin on the pedal it stalls out and you have to remove the tip and replace it, which is an unneccessary pain. This doesn’t happen with the Acteon and it works great on sinus grafts, osseous surgery and any bone cutting. It costs a lot less and you get two handpieces. I’m not familiar with the other two units mentioned.

• Scott Kennedy September 18th, 2007

  
  

  The Piezotome by Satelec(Acteon) does not get stuck in the bone because of a patented technology that creates a “cruise control” so that when the tip hits bone it does not bog down. It will run, depending on the set level from 10 um to 60 um. So basically if you have it at the highest level for dense bone at 60 um and you apply it to the bone it will remain at 60 um. No other competitors have this technology and thus they may say theirs runs at 100 um. However, once applied to a load it will drop to 40 um causing the tip to stop motion. This is the same technology used in its piezo scalers which allows it to remove decay and composite fillings along with tenacious cal.
  The Piezotome will reach a max temperature of 32 degrees C. Mectron will hit over 70 degrees C. increasing risk of necrosis.
  Piezotome also has hands-free foot pedals which can adjust everything on the unit not to mention it has the piezo scaler handpiece included. Cost is around $10,000. Hope this helps.

• Sinjin September 19th, 2007

  
  

  The Acteon you’ll have to buy an irrigation kit every case at about 100 bucks. That adds up real quick. IMHO there are all way overpriced.

• Scott November 5th, 2007

  
  

  That is absolutely rediculous Sinjin. Disposible irrigation lines are $15 per surgery. Not 100 bucks. Small price to have sterile lines. With competitors, if there is a problem with irrigation, the entire handpiece has to be sent to company. That is expensive.

• Ralph Wilson December 6th, 2007

  
  

  I’m stunned that anyone would prefer the Acteon unit after having used both in my office. The tip designed to cut bone around a tooth as a periotome is borderline useless for the Acteon. The inserts appear to be attempted clones for the Mectron but they are more expensive than the titanium nitride coated ones from mectron. Some of the inserts notably the ridge split ones are too wide at the top compared to the Mectron. The unit does run cooler…but cuts appreciably slower. When used properly, the ominous threats of necrosis don’t seem to be realistic. Milk is dangerous too, if you fill an 800 gallon drum with it and drop it on someone’s head. There are also inserts for implant site prep and based on the data it looks promising. Those inserts are patented and I believe there is pending litigation against Satalac for patent infringement. I have no idea where that will put things. Cost-wise the Satalac ends up way more expensive due to insert cost and disposable tubing. I have two mectron units now and am returning the Satalac.

• Anonymous April 10th, 2008

  
  

  I have experience with all three units currently available (because I am a techno geek) and will give you my unbiased opinion. The ACTEON Piezotome unit is OK. It does not have the power “under load” that the Mectron and/or UBS units have, but it is adequate enough to do sinus lift procedure and other “light” applications. The insert tips are more expensive than the other two brands, and they snap pretty easily. As for any serious bone surgery application, it is not good. The Mectron (Piezosurgery) & UBS units have much more power. As for the Mectron unit, the “Error 5″ message, which happens when the insert tip does not tune correctly, is a hassle, but it does guarantee that the end user will not cause any necrosis during the procedure since it will not allow a dull insert tip to be used. However, the company does not offer any written guarantees if an insert tip fails even if it is new. You have to call and hassle them for a return, but sometimes they will give you a replacement. When the Mectron unit works, there is nothing better! The UBS is a good too and offers more power than anything currently available, but it seems to be more power than function. The UBS inserts are made of titanium and if they last longer than the other two brands (which I don’t know yet) then I would recommend this brand over the other two. However, it is too soon to tell. I will keep you posted.

  . EMS and NSK’s units are “me too clones” that are not yet available due to FDA 510K approval, but the “word on the street” from my European Friends (who have these devices)

• Gary D Kitzis, DMD June 16th, 2008

  
  

  I have used a few of the piezo units, and I don’t think I would call them “clones.” They are devices that work similarly to produce a similar outcome. The units on the market are no more clones of one another than you could say Chevy, Ford, Dodge OR Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz are clones of each other.

  My overall impression is that while all of them work and are good to have, they each have their characteristic quirks and weaknesses.

  Furthermore, at this stage of the game, they are very expensive instruments and it is too early to say if the piezo devices on the market are more like Chevys, Fords, and Dodges –OR– Audis, BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes. But, in my opinion, in 2008, they are more like the former.

• Fakousa July 7th, 2008

  
  

  Dear all I need a course in piezosurgery, I live in munich Germany.

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