Influence of soft tissues on mandibular gray scale levels Influência dos tecidos moles sobre os níveis de cinza mandibulares

• Main Authors: Paulo Henrique Couto Souza (Author), Nilza Pereira da Costa (Author), Elaine Bauer Veeck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2004-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the gray levels, expressed in pixels, of the mandibular retromolar region, with regard to the influence of muscular and fat soft tissues near this region. Fifteen dry mandibles were X-rayed with the presence of soft tissue simulators. The radiographs were dig...