Novel digital way to measure the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the supracrestal peri-implant soft tissue.

IF 2 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

International Journal of Computerized Dentistry Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.3290/j.ijcd.b5638066

Serge Szmukler-Moncler, Ariel Savion, Rasmus Sperber, Roni Kolerman, Florian Beuer

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Abstract

Aim: This article reports on a novel digital superimposition workflow that enables measuring the supracrestal peri-implant soft tissue dimensions at each stage of the implant treatment process and beyond.

Materials and methods: A preoperative CBCT scan and intraoral scans (IOSs) were successively taken before surgery, at the end of the healing period, at prosthesis delivery, and over time. The scans were digitally superposed using dedicated software. Then, the stereolithography (STL) files of the healing abutment, prosthetic abutment, and crown were successively merged into the superposition set of IOSs.

Results: The workflow protocol of successively merging the STL of each item into the superposition set of IOSs enabled capturing the dimensions of the height and width of the supracrestal soft tissue at every level of the healing abutment, prosthetic abutment, and crown. In addition, it allowed measuring the vertical distance at which the crown exerts pressure on the gingiva as well as the thickness of the papillae at every level of the abutment.

Conclusion: This novel digital superimposition workflow provides a straightforward method of measuring the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the supracrestal peri-implant soft tissue, including the papillae, at each stage of the implant treatment process and beyond. It allows investigating a certain number of soft tissue variables that were previously inaccessible to clinical research. The workflow should help to enhance our comprehension of peri-implant soft tissue dynamics.

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测量牙冠上种植体周围软组织垂直和水平尺寸的新型数字化方法。

目的：报告一种新型的数字叠加工作流程，该流程能够在种植治疗过程中和之后测量种植体上牙冠周围软组织的尺寸：术前 CBCT 扫描和口内扫描（IOS）分别在术前、愈合期结束时、修复体交付时和一段时间后进行，并在专用软件上进行数字叠加。然后，将愈合基台、修复基台和牙冠的立体光刻文件（STL）陆续合并到 IOS 的叠加集中：结果：将每个项目的 STL 相继合并到 IOSs 叠加集的工作流程规程，可以捕捉到愈合基台、修复基台和牙冠每个层面的牙冠上软组织的高度和宽度尺寸。此外，还可以测量牙冠对牙龈施加压力的垂直距离以及基台各层乳头的厚度：这种新颖的数字叠加工作流程提供了一种直接的方法，可以在种植治疗过程的每个阶段测量包括乳头在内的种植体上牙冠周围软组织的垂直和水平尺寸。通过该方法可以对以前临床研究中无法获得的大量软组织变量进行研究。它将有助于提高我们对种植体周围软组织动态的理解。

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International Journal of Computerized Dentistry Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)

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期刊介绍： This journal explores the myriad innovations in the emerging field of computerized dentistry and how to integrate them into clinical practice. The bulk of the journal is devoted to the science of computer-assisted dentistry, with research articles and clinical reports on all aspects of computer-based diagnostic and therapeutic applications, with special emphasis placed on CAD/CAM and image-processing systems. Articles also address the use of computer-based communication to support patient care, assess the quality of care, and enhance clinical decision making. The journal is presented in a bilingual format, with each issue offering three types of articles: science-based, application-based, and national society reports.