TY  - JOUR
TI  - USE of ultrasounds as diagnostic tool in periodontics: a scoping review
AU  - Gerardi, Davide
AU  - Bianchi, Serena
AU  - Burdo, Pierangelo
AU  - Tobia, Loreta
AU  - Vitali, Sara
AU  - Varvara, Giuseppe
AU  - Bernardi, Sara
PY  - 2026
JO  - Exploration of Medicine
VL  - 7
SP  - 1001405
DO  - 10.37349/emed.2026.1001405
UR  - https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/em/Article/1001405
AB  - The recent improvements of the ultrasounds technology and the probes have led the dental community to start to apply this technology at macrovascular and microvascular level. This scoping review aims to investigate the diagnostic and research applications of ultrasonography in periodontics. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, to identify relevant studies in periodontology: The search strategy included the following terms: “ultrasonography”, “echography”, “ultrasound”, “dentistry”. The review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. In addition, a manual search was conducted through the following journals from the last 10 years: Journal of Clinical Periodontology, the Journal of Dental Research and Oral Surgery, and Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Ten studies were included, covering different applications of ultrasonography in periodontology. Ultrasonography was employed in peri-implant and periodontal diagnosis, assessment of soft tissue thickness and vascularization, palatal wound and bone healing. This review highlights the effectiveness of ultrasonography in diagnosis and surgical evaluation. Further research, standardized protocols, and randomized clinical trials are needed, expanding the investigation to more fields relevant to the maxillofacial district.
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