3D extraoral morphometric changes after implant surgery: an exploratory pilot study using stereophotogrammetry. P Ercal, E Calciolari, R Patel, L Zou, N Mardas, N Donos.

3dMD Customer Research, Dental, 3dMDface

There was a longitudinal decrease in soft tissue volume and depth difference in extraoral soft tissues in the region of implant placement after surgery up to 6 weeks. The use of a facial scanner is a promising noninvasive method to monitor 3D morphometric changes after implant surgery.