ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2023
Echo intensity and gray-level co-occurrence matrix analysis of soft tissue grafting biomaterials and dental implants: an
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- Stability of Root Coverage Outcomes After Soft-Tissue Augmentation With a Collagen Matrix With or Without rhPDGF-BB: A 3-Year Triple-Blinded, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Trial
- Collagen Substitutes in Oral Soft Tissue Augmentation: An In Vitro-Ex Vivo Study on Expansion and Elasticity.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Dual-Hybrid Treatment Approach for Peri-Implant Hard and Soft Tissue Stability.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026Article
- Advancing the diagnosis of peri-implant diseases: From histological foundations to next-generation ultrasonographic diagnostic markers.Journal of periodontology · 2026Review
- Echo-intensity characterization at implant sites and novel diagnostic ultrasonographic markers for peri-implantitis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo characterize different allogeneic and xenogeneic soft tissue graft substitutes and to assess their echo intensity and grayscale texture-related outcomes by using high-frequency ultrasonography (HFUS).
methodsTen samples from each of the following biomaterials were scanned using HFUS: bilayered collagen matrix (CM), cross-linked collagen matrix (CCM), multilayered cross-linked collagen matrix (MCCM), human-derived acellular dermal matrix (HADM), porcine-derived acellular dermal matrix (PADM), collagen tape dressing (C) and dental implants (IMPs). The obtained images were then imported in a commercially available software for grayscale analysis. First-order grayscale outcomes included mean echo intensity (EI), standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis, while second-order grayscale outcomes comprised entropy, contrast, correlation, energy and homogeneity derive from the gray-level co-occurrence matrix analysis. Descriptive statistics were performed for visualization of results, and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post-hoc tests were performed to relative assessments of the biomaterials.
resultsThe statistical analysis revealed a statistically significant difference among the groups for EI (
conclusionsHFUS grayscale analysis can be applied to characterize the structure of different biomaterials and holds potential for translation to
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