Fractal Texture Analysis of the Healing Process after Bone Loss

Healing time of extensive bone deficits in jaws arising after cyst removal and left empty, is prolonged. Very often bone loss areas do not heal completely leading to volume deficit of the alveolar process and subsequent cosmetic defect especially in anterior parts of the oral cavity [1,2]. The filling of postresectal and postcystal areas with connective tissue instead of bone, may result in pain symptoms as well as difficult radiological differential diagnosis of connective tissue scars with chronic periapical granulation tissue and even with root cyst [3–6].

Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - August 20, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Marta Borowska, Janusz Szarmach, Edward Oczeretko Source Type: research