ArticleJournal of clinical periodontology2024
Echo-intensity characterization at implant sites and novel diagnostic ultrasonographic markers for peri-implantitis.
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- Diagnostic Applications of Ultrasound Imaging in Dental Implantology: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- A scoping review of diagnostic techniques used for the detection of peri-implantitis around endosseous dental implants.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Review
- Echo-intensity characterization at implant sites and novel diagnostic ultrasonographic markers for peri-implantitis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2024Article
- Soft tissue elasticity at teeth and implant sites. A novel outcome measure of the soft tissue phenotype.Journal of periodontal research · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimTo apply high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) echo intensity for characterizing peri-implant tissues at healthy and diseased sites and to investigate the possible ultrasonographic markers of health versus disease. MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty patients presenting 60 implants diagnosed as healthy (N = 30) and peri-implantitis (N = 30) were assessed with HFUS. HFUS scans were imported into a software where first-order greyscale outcomes [i.e., mean echo intensity (EI)] and second-order greyscale outcomes were assessed. Other ultrasonographic outcomes of interest involved the vertical extension of the hypoechoic supracrestal area (HSA), soft-tissue area (STA) and buccal bone dehiscence (BBD), among others.
resultsHFUS EI mean values obtained from peri-implant soft tissue at healthy and diseased sites were 122.9 ± 19.7 and 107.9 ± 24.7 grey levels (GL); p = .02, respectively. All the diseased sites showed the appearance of an HSA that was not present in healthy implants (area under the curve = 1). The proportion of HSA/STA was 37.9% ± 14.8%. Regression analysis showed that EI of the peri-implant soft tissue was significantly different between healthy and peri-implantitis sites (odds ratio 0.97 [95% confidence interval: 0.94-0.99], p = .019).
conclusionsHFUS EI characterization of peri-implant tissues shows a significant difference between healthy and diseased sites. HFUS EI and the presence/absence of an HSA may be valid diagnostic ultrasonographic markers to discriminate peri-implant health status.
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