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ArticleJournal of imaging informatics in medicine2025

The Application of ImageJ Software for Roughness Analysis of Dental Implants.

Giovanna Nascimento Mendes, Lara Góis Floresta, Wilton Mitsunari Takeshita, Bernardo Ferreira Brasileiro, Cleverson Luciano Trento

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Article in Journal of imaging informatics in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Giovanna Nascimento MendesDepartment of Dentistry, School of DentistryHealth and Biological Sciences InstituteZIP CODE, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Cláudio Batista Street, S/N, Santo Antônio, Aracaju, SE, 49060-102, Brazil. giokassia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-6129
Lara Góis FlorestaDepartment of Dentistry, Tridentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2583-7687
Wilton Mitsunari TakeshitaDepartment of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5682-1498
Bernardo Ferreira BrasileiroDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-267X
Cleverson Luciano TrentoDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1079-4217

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ImageJ software is a versatile, open-source software for visualizing, processing, and analyzing images, which has contributed to its widespread adoption in the scientific community. A notable application of this software is its integration with scanning electron microscope images, where surface roughness can be quantified. This study aims to highlight the need for knowledge and standardization of the technique selected for analysis to ensure the viability of ImageJ software as a reliable alternative for evaluating the surface roughness of dental implants. Images obtained by scanning electron microscopy, depending on the plugin used or the researcher's standardization, yielded different surface roughness values, which were assessed via ImageJ. Thirty grade 4 titanium osseointegrated dental implants via all treated with similar surface treatment methods were studied. Two groups were formed for analysis via ImageJ: Group 1 assessed surface roughness using only the SurfCharJ plugin (n = 12), and Group 2 assessed surface roughness using both the roughness/waviness and SurfCharJ plugin (n = 18). The results showed that the use of different plugins can lead to different outcomes, potentially affecting the quality of the study. This study concluded that a standardized methodology is necessary to ensure consistency in results obtained via ImageJ.

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Dental ImplantsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedSoftwareHumansMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningSurface PropertiesTitaniumDental ImplantsTitaniumDental implantsDigital profilometryImageJ softwareRoughnessScanning electron microscopySurface properties

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PMID39424666
PMCPMC12092845

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