# Correlation between clinical and CBCT-based crestal soft tissue and bone parameters in posterior edentulous mandible

## TL;DR

This study explores the relationship between soft tissue and bone parameters in the mandible for dental implants, and how these vary by gender.

## Contribution

This is the first study to examine the association between crestal soft tissue, cortical bone, and cancellous bone density, including gender-related variations.

## Key findings

- Crestal soft tissue thickness is significantly associated with cortical bone thickness.
- Cancellous bone density showed little change with increasing soft tissue thickness.
- Gender-related variations in these parameters were observed.

## Abstract

Ideal bone considered for adequate implant stability is that with thick cortical bone surrounding a cancellous bone. This study,
perhaps for the first time not only aimed to study the association among Crestal soft tissue thickness, Cortical bone thickness and
Cancellous bone density but also to find gender related variations of the three parameters. The crestal soft tissue thickness was
evaluated clinically and through CBCT. An increase in crestal soft tissue thickness is significantly associated with an improvement in
thickness of cortical bone but cancellous bone density value had a little tendency to change.