Accuracy of high-resolution ultrasound (US) for gingival soft tissue thickness mesurement in edentulous patients prior to implant placement

Sonmez G., KAMBUROĞLU K., GÜLŞAHI A.

DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY, vol.50, no.5, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1259/dmfr.20200309
  • Journal Name: DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: Ultrasonography, Dental implantation, Gingival thickness, Measurement, PALATAL MASTICATORY MUCOSA, BEAM COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, SINGLE IMPLANTS, DENTAL IMPLANT, BIOTYPE, DIMENSIONS, STABILITY, GRAFTS, BONE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the accuracy of high-resolution ultrasound (US) with two different cone beam CT (CBCT) units and clinical assessment for measuring gingival soft tissue thickness in edentulous patients prior to implant placement.