Doppler ultrasonographic evaluation of tissue revascularization following connective tissue graft at implant sites.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the Doppler ultrasonographic tissue perfusion at dental implant sites augmented with connective tissue graft (CTG) using coronally advanced flap (CAF) or tunnel technique (TUN).

Materials and methods

Twenty-eight patients presenting with isolated healthy peri-implant soft-tissue dehiscence (PSTD) were included in this randomized clinical trial. PSTDs were treated with either CAF + CTG or TUN + CTG. Ultrasound scans were taken at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. Tissue perfusion at the mid-facial, mesial and distal aspects of the implant sites was assessed by colour Doppler velocity (CDV) and power Doppler imaging (PDI). Early vascularization of the graft and the flap at 1 week and at 1 month were evaluated via dynamic tissue perfusion measurem

SUBMITTER: Tavelli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature