Assessment of Radiographic Image Texture in the Maxilla and Mandible Around Titanium Inserts Used for Osteosynthesis of Dentofacial Deformities
Bożena Antonowicz, Marta Borowska, Kamila Łukaszuk, Łukasz Woźniak, Anna Zalewska, Alessia Distefano, Jan Borys · 2025
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Description
Bożena Antonowicz and co-authors present a 2025 study on how titanium plates used in jaw surgery affect the bone around them. Titanium miniplates and screws fix bone segments after corrections of facial deformities. The metal is body-friendly, yet debate continues about its local and wider effects, so the team read the bone's texture in X-ray images.
Panoramic films from 20 patients treated in Białystok were analyzed. Regions of bone around the fixations were compared with healthy areas in the same jaws. Filters sharpened the images before texture measures were taken. The study hunts for texture traits that differ near the metal. Such traits could become early warnings of bone change. The work adds imaging evidence to the safety debate.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bożena Antonowicz, Marta Borowska, Kamila Łukaszuk, Łukasz Woźniak, Anna Zalewska, Alessia Distefano, Jan Borys |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |