Exploratory investigation of quantitative percussion diagnostics in endodontic health and pathology
Why Is This Important?This study validates quantitative percussion diagnostics for detecting microgap defects at early stages in the periodontium.Combining clinical data and finite element analysis simulations, results show that quantitative percussion diagnostics objectively identify periodontal ligament damage before radiographic evidence.
Authors
- James C. Earthman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-6456)
- Cherilyn G. Sheets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-9998)
- Clifford J Ruddle
- Jie Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1922-4572)
- John D. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-3864)
Institutions
- University of the Pacific (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Sensimetrics Corporation (US)
- Irvine University (US)
- Janus University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JADA Foundational Science
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfscie.2025.100060
- Primary Topic
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California, Irvine