Observational studyBMC oral health2022
Investigation of the palatal soft tissue volume: a 3D virtual analysis for digital workflows and presurgical planning.
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- Three-Dimensional Analysis of Volumetric Changes During Palatal Wound Healing After Soft-Tissue Harvesting.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Impact of Conventional vs. Vertical Tooth Extraction on Three-Dimensional Soft Tissue Remodelling and Aesthetic Parameters of Adjacent Teeth: One-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Evaluation of palatal donor site wound healing with concentrated growth factor after gingival graft procedures.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of palatal mucosal thickness in maxillary posterior teeth using cone-beam computed tomography combined with intraoral scanning: a cross-sectional study on correlating factors.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional digital imaging analysis of the palatal bone thickness for orthodontic mini-implant insertion - determination of the safe zone and angulation.BMC oral health · 2024Observational
- A comparative study of the application of three digital imaging techniques to assess the thickness of the palatal mucosa of the maxillary anterior teeth.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Digital analysis of the human maxilla to enable semistandardized template tool reconstructions with free fibula transplants.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Investigation of Morphological Changes of the Soft Tissue in the Aesthetic Zone: A 3D Virtual Analysis after Conventional Tooth Extraction and BenexDentistry journal · 2024Article
- Effect of Different Graft Material Consistencies in the Treatment of Minimal Bone Dehiscence: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Histological assessment of a novel de-epithelialization method for connective tissue grafts harvested from the palate. An experimental study in cadavers.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Quantitative analysis of zirconia and titanium implant artefacts in three-dimensional virtual models of multi-slice CT and cone beam CT: does scan protocol matter?Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2023Article
- Biomaterials derived from hard palate mucosa for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.Materials today. Bio · 2023Review
- 3D assessment of the nasolabial region in cleft models comparing an intraoral and a facial scanner to a validated baseline.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Determination of Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness and Safe Zone for Palatal Soft Tissue Harvest Using CBCT: A Retrospective Study.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn mucogingival and implant surgery, an autologous soft tissue graft from the palate is the gold standard for reconstructing missing keratinised soft tissue and volume. Previously, presurgical measurements of the graft harvesting site were described with two-dimensional (2D) linear measurements. The present observational clinical study aimed to evaluate a three-dimensional (3D) measurement method for determining the present palatal soft tissue volume for each patient individually.
methodsPre-existing cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of 20 patients were converted into 3D Standard Tessellation Language models of the bone surface. Intraoral impressions of the maxilla were taken and digitised to visualise the gingival surface. The resulting virtual models of bone (reference value) and gingival (actual value) surfaces were merged, with tooth surfaces used for registration. The region between the central incisors and the hard palate was subdivided into 5 regions of interest (ROIs). The distance between palatal bone and gingival surface was analysed both volumetrically and linearly, and the results were statistically evaluated for the ROIs.
resultsThe average gingival surface area on the palate was 19.1 cm
conclusionsBy merging digital data, palatal soft tissue could be quantified virtually. The results were reliable and comparable to previous findings with linear measurement methods. This 3D soft tissue volume analysis method fully exploited the diagnostic potential of data that are frequently collected for presurgical planning in oral surgery (i.e., CBCT + surface scans). This evaluation method might be useful for volumetric and linear measurements in other applications in anatomy and for determining palatal soft tissue dimensions in the planning stage before surgical interventions.
trial registrationThis observational clinical trial was retrospectively registered in the German Clinical Trials Register, reference number: DRKS00023918.
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