Increased safety in periodontal surgery: Doppler ultrasound for detection of relevant palatal blood vessels-A proof-of-concept and cross-sectional study

CONCLUSIONS: Use of the Doppler ultrasound transducer might be a promising approach to non-invasively detect relevant palatine blood vessels preoperatively. It, therefore, might have the potential to reduce the risk of accidental injury during palatal surgery.PMID:38508585 | DOI:10.1111/jcpe.13972

Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - March 20, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Valentin Bartha Dan Gr ünfeld Aleksandra Kopunic Christian Klein Diana Wolff Petra Ratka-Kr üger Johan Peter Woelber Christian Meller Source Type: research