Early Osseointegration in a Sheep Tibia Model: Correlating Digital Periapical Radiograph Gray-Level and RGB-Derived Metrics with Histologic Tissue Composition
RGB pseudocolorized radiographic analysis, correlated with histological findings, offers a non-invasive and reproducible method for early detection of peri-implant tissue maturation. This feasibility correlation study provides a foundation for future investigations integrating imaging, histology, and biomechanical testing.
Authors
- Márcio de Carvalho Formiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4093-2203)
- Sergio Rexhep Tari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4922-8557)
- Sérgio Alexandre Gehrke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-9101)
- Tiago Luis Eirles Treichel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0192-055X)
- Bruno Freitas Mello
- Germán Odella Colla
- Gustavo dos Santos Coura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6014-3172)
- Fátima de Campos Buzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-2528)
- Jaime Aramburú Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-0099)
- Antônio Scarano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-6146)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Universidade de Rio Verde (BR)
- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (BR)
- Universidad Católica de Murcia (ES)
- Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Functional Biomaterials
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16110415
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00