Dental Ultrasound
The solution to complement radiographs
Dental Ultrasound Research
Team Members:
Left: Drs. Hsun-Liang (Albert) Chan, Oliver Kripfgans, Fabiana Soki, Xiangbo Kong, Lorenzo Tavelli, Khaled Sinjab, Shayan Barootchi, Jad Majzoub, Nikhila Devi Goli, Anas Kneifati, Ms. Alice Ou, Mr.Preston Pan. Not shown: Ms. Carole Quesada; Drs. I-Ching Wang, Ankita Samal, and Liana Webber. Below: Recent team party to honor graduates Mr. Preston (8th f.l.), Dr. De Siqueira (8th f.r.), Dr. Tavelli (3rd f.r.), and Dr. Wang (2nd f.r.).
Below: Drs. Kong and Feng, Dr. Kalid Sinjab, Mrs. Alice Ou, Ms. Maria Vera Rodriguez, Drs. Jad Majzoub and Shayan Barootchi, Mr. Preston Pan, Drs. Oliver Kripfgans (Co-PI), Hsun-Liang (Albert) Chan (Co-PI), Rafael Siqueira, Benyapha Sirinirund, Yi Chen Chiang, Liana Webber, Ankita Samal, Lorenzo Tavelli, Izzie Wang and Jersey. Missing: Dr. Fabiana Soki, Mr. James Wishart
Principal Investigators
Oliver D. Kripfgans, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Radiology
Hsun-Liang Chan, D.D.S.
Clinical Associate Professor
Periodontics and Oral Medicine
Team
Ankita Samal, B.D.S.
Department of Radiology
Medical School
Jad Majzoub, B.D.S.
Post-Doc
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
Amanda Rodriguez Betancourt, D.D.S
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Yi-Chen (Jo) Chiang, D.M.D.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Liana Webber, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
John Mazzocco
School of Dentistry
Fabiana Soki, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Alice Ou, R.D.H., M.S. Clin. Res. Coordinator
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
Carole Quesada, B.S., L.V.T.
Department of Radiology
Medical School
Benyapha Sirinirund, D.D.S.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
James Wishart
CoE, Computer Engineering
Class of 2023
Shayan Barootchi, D.D.S.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Khaled Sinjab, D.D.S.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Mostafa Shehabeldin
B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Aliyah Alsubhi, D.D.S.
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Collaborators
Lorenzo Tavelli, D.D.S.
Faculty Member, Dept. Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Division of Periodontology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
I-Ching Wang, D.D.S., M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics
College of Dentistry, University of Iowa
Preston Pan, M.S., B.S.
Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Rafael De Siqueira, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Department of Periodontics
School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Current Investigations
Peri-Implant Tissue Correction and Healing Evaluation
Parametric Evaluation of Periodontal Inflammation
Periodontal Tissue Elasticity Evaluation
Imaging of Implant Structures and Bone
Multi-Dimensional Jawbone Imaging
Blood flow evaluation at the great palatine foramen region with ultrasound. Left: B-mode, i.e. anatomic cross-sectional imaging. Right: Perfusion assessment using color flow mode.
Ultrasound image of the supraperiosteal plexus. The size of the plexus is approximately 100-200 µm.
Peri-implant tissue evaluation with real-time 2D ultrasound.
News
September 2022: NIH award: NIH/NIDCR (R01), Chan and Kripfgans (2022-2026) Title: Ultrasonic Imaging of Bone Graft Healing in Extraction Sockets for Precise and Personalized Implant Therapy.
July 2021: NIH award: NIH/NIDCR (R56), Chan and Kripfgans (2021-2022) Title: Ultrasonic Imaging of Bone Graft Healing in Extraction Sockets for Precise and Personalized Implant Therapy.
June 2021: Journal cover in Journal of Clinical Periodontology, highlighting ultrasonographic imaging of tissue perfusion.
April 2021: NIH Award: Administrative Supplement, Chan/Wang (2021-2022) Title: Quantitative Estimation of Periodontal Inflammation and Tissue Destruction with High-Resolution Ultrasound-Based Imaging.
Nov 2020: Publication of book: Dental Ultrasound in Periodontology and Implantology - Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Outcome Evaluation Available from Springer Nature: here.
Feb 2020: 1st place for Dr. Tavelli at the Midwest Society of Periodontology Annual Meeting in Chicago, USA, Graduate Student Research Forum Poster Competition.
Feb 2020: NIH award: NIH/NIDCR (R21), Chan and Kripfgans (2020-22) Title: Quantitative Estimation of Periodontal Inflammation and Tissue Destruction with High-Resolution Ultrasound-Based Imaging.
Feb 2020: 1st, 2nd and 3rd places at the UM School of Dentistry 2020 Research Day for Mr. Pan (1st), Dr. Tavelli (2nd), and Dr. Mazjoub (3rd) in the category of Clinical, Population and Educational Research.
1st Place in Research Competition: 2020 International Symposium of Soft Tissue around Implant and Teeth in Florence, Italy. Tavelli L, Barootchi S, Majzoub J, Chan H-L, Kauffmann F, Wang CW, Mendonca G, Kripfgans OD, Giannobile W, and Wang HL. Envelope Coronally Advanced Flap vs. Tunneling Technique for the Treatment of Mucosal Recession at Implant Sites: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Awards
Apr 2021: Congratulations to Dr. I-Ching Wang for now been supported by the dentist-scientist supplement award from NIH (PI Dr. Chan, co-mentor Dr. Kripfgans).
Apr 2021: “3-year Outcomes of Facial Mucosal Level for Single Immediately Placed Implants Evaluated by Ultrasonography” by Dr. Barootchi, was selected as the 2020 Osseointegration Foundation Basic Science Research Grant winner.
Mar 2021: Dr. de Siqueira is the Academy of Osseointegration winner of the Best Clinical Innovations Presentation for the 2021 AO Annual Meeting for his presentation on: "Comprehensive Peri-implant Tissue Evaluation With Ultrasonography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography"
Mar 2020: XDR Grant, Soki (2020-21) Title: Novel intraoral ultrasonography to assess midpalatal suture anatomy in pediatric patients. American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
NIH/NIDCR (R21), Chan and Kripfgans (2020-22) Title: Quantitative Estimation of Periodontal Inflammation and Tissue Destruction with High-Resolution Ultrasound-Based Imaging
NIH/NIDCR (R21), Chan and Kripfgans (2019-21) Title: Point of Care, High Resolution and 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Peri-Implant Bone Loss
Delta Dental Foundation Research Grant, Chan and Kripfgans (2018-19) Title: Photoacoustic Imaging for Functional Evaluation of Periodontia
AAP Sunstar Research Grant, Chan and Kripfgans (2018-19) Title: In-Situ Evaluation of Periodontal Inflammation with Ultrasonography
BRS Award for Interim Support and New Initiative Proposals, Kripfgans (2019-2020) Title: Dental Ultrasound – Using Machine Learning to Guide the User and Open a Brand New Field
Recently Accepted Publications
Hsun-Liang Chan and Oliver D. Kripfgans, Technical Report: Ultrasonography for diagnosis of peri-implant diseases and conditions: a detailed scanning protocol and case demonstration
Rafael Amorim Cavalcanti de Siqueira et al., "Comprehensive Peri-implant Tissue Evaluation with Ultrasonography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: A Pilot Study" for publication in Clinical Oral Implants Research.
Lorenzo Tavelli et al., "Ultrasonographic tissue perfusion analysis at implant and palatal donor sites following soft tissue augmentation: A clinical pilot study" for publication in Journal for Clinical Periodontology.
Ali Bushahri et al., "Facial mucosal level of single immediately placed implants with either immediate provisionalization or delayed restoration: An intermediate-term study" for publication in Journal for Clinical Periodontology.
Publications
Presentations (2020)
10/30/2020 Kripfgans et al. American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) Annual (virtual) meeting. Title: The Role of Ultrasonic Imaging in Dental Care - Principles and Enabling Technology Advances.
10/30/2020 Chan et al. American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) Annual (virtual) meeting. Title: Potential Clinical Applications of Ultrasonography in Implant Treatment Planning.
10/30/2020 Soki et al. American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) Annual (virtual) meeting. Title: Peri-implant Tissue Evaluation with Ultrasonography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography.
Presentations (2019)
4/12/2019 Chan et al. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Annual Meeting, Orlando Title: A Missing Puzzle in High-frequency Ultrasound Imaging Applications: Dentistry
11/3/2019 Chan et al. American Academy of Periodontology IP1: Advances in Periodontics Session 1, Chicago. Title: In-situ Evaluation of Periodontal Inflammation with Ultrasonography
11/11/2019 Kripfgans et al., Yonsei University, South Korea, Seminar, Title: Dental Ultrasound? – Fiction or Feasible?
Alumni
Alumni
Nikhila Devi Goli, B.D.S.
Mr. Mustafa Tattan, accepted to University of Iowa Graduate Periodontal Program, starting June 2020
Dr. Ali Bushahri finished the UM periodontal residency training and moved back to Kuwait as a senior registrar at Al-Amiri Dental Center, Ministry of Health
Mr. Luis Hernandez, currently freshman at College of Engineering, Computer Engineering, UM
Mr. Eric Larson, M.S.
Dr. Xiangbo Kong, relocated within UM
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine (POM), University of Michigan School of Dentistry and Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, the Delta Dental Foundation, the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, the Osteology Foundation, the National Institute of Health, etc. for their support.