Assessment of Palatal Mucosal Wound Healing Following Connective-Tissue Harvesting by Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging: An Observational Case Series Study

Ultrasonographic tissue perfusion analysis at implant and palatal donor sites following soft tissue augmentation: A clinical pilot study

“…A previous study by Molnar and co‐workers evaluated blood‐flow changes following the single‐incision palatal harvesting technique with Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging showing a strong correlation between reperfusion time and healing score (Molnar et al, 2019). Our study evaluated the CPPD of the palatal donor site following free gingival graft harvesting, which has slowly become a popular technique among clinicians (Tavelli, Ravida, et al, 2019; Tavelli, Barootchi, Avila‐Ortiz, et al, 2020; Barootchi, Tavelli, et al, 2020).…”

“…A previous study by Molnar and co-workers evaluated blood-flow changes following the single-incision palatal harvesting technique with Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging showing a strong correlation between reperfusion time and healing score (Molnar et al, 2019).…”

Acute effects of traditional and electronic cigarettes on palatal blood flow in smokers: A cross-over pilot study

“…LSCI has demonstrated excellent reliability in oral mucosa blood flow measurement. 10 , 11 It has a high temporal and spatial resolution. The measured area covered about 2 × 3 cm, and ten images/second, were recorded.…”

Projection mapping system for laser speckle contrast image: feasibility study for clinical application

“…LSCIs have been widely used in various clinical applications, such as diagnosis of keloids classification, [5][6][7][8][9] burn evaluation, [10][11][12][13] observation of microcirculation following treatment, [14][15][16][17] robot-assisted surgery, 18 intraoperative cerebral blood flow monitoring, [19][20][21] surgery monitoring, [22][23][24][25] reperfusion evaluation after tissue transplantation, 26,27 prediction of tissue necrosis risk, [28][29][30] and reperfusion evaluation after oral wound healing. 31,32 To ensure accurate measurement in the region of interest, the imaging region of interest (IROI) must be matched with the LSCI displayed on the monitor screen, which may be time-consuming due to potential spatial mismatching between the IROI and the monitor screen. To address the issue, previous studies have tried aligning the LSCI with a white light image on a monitor screen 19,33 or using a projector to overlay an LSCI on a surgical microscope.…”

“…LSCIs have been widely used in various clinical applications, such as diagnosis of keloids classification, 5 – 9 burn evaluation, 10 – 13 observation of microcirculation following treatment, 14 – 17 robot-assisted surgery, 18 intraoperative cerebral blood flow monitoring, 19 – 21 surgery monitoring, 22 – 25 reperfusion evaluation after tissue transplantation, 26 , 27 prediction of tissue necrosis risk, 28 – 30 and reperfusion evaluation after oral wound healing. 31 , 32 …”