title: Assessment of the soft tissue volumetric changes following acellular dermal matrix grafts with cone beam computerized tomography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to use cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT), which consistently allowed the determination of the dimensions of the soft tissue, to evaluate acellular dermal matrix grafts (ADMG) used to increase gingival soft tissue thickness (GSTT).
  
  
  METHODS
  In total, 90 gingival defects were included in the study. Surgical procedures were performed to augment the gingival tissue with ADMG. While GSTT measurements were assessed at baseline and 6, 12, and 18 months post-surgery, ADMG measurements were performed with CBCT at 6, 12, and 18 months post-surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All parameters showed statistically significant differences between time intervals. In the ADMG-treated sites, the baseline GSTT was 1.00 ± 0.37 mm and the final thickness was 1.66 ± 0.34 mm. The 6-month measurement of ADMG was 0.79 ± 0.08 mm, and the final measurement was 0.11 ± 0.09 mm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-quality images of the GSTT and ADMG can be consistently obtained with CBCT. The present findings indicate that soft tissue augmentation can be achieved in gingival defects with the use of ADMG.
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozturan
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oztunc
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keles Evlice
mesh_terms: D062088:Acellular Dermis; D000328:Adult; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome