Soft tissue elasticity at teeth and implant sites. A novel outcome measure of the soft tissue phenotype.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess ultrasonographic tissue elasticity at teeth and implant sites and its variation after peri-implant soft tissue augmentation with a connective tissue graft (CTG).

Methods

Twenty-eight patients, each contributing with one clinically healthy dental implant exhibiting a soft tissue dehiscence (PSTD), were included. Implant sites were augmented with CTG and monitored over 12 months. Ultrasonographic strain elastography, expressed as strain ratios (SR₁, SR₂, and SR₃, respectively) was assessed at baseline, 6-, and 12-month, and compared with the corresponding contralateral homologous natural tooth. SR₁ assessed the strain/elasticity of the midfacial coronal portion of the soft tissue in comparison to the natural tooth crown

SUBMITTER: Tavelli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626689 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature