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The Toothbrush and Gingival Traumatic Injury
Author(s) -
Smukler Hyman,
Landsberg Jacob
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1984.55.12.713
Subject(s) - toothbrush , gingival recession , medicine , lesion , dentistry , pathogenesis , pathology , brush , electrical engineering , engineering
T his paper explores , by means of clinical observation, toothbrush misuse and its relationship to gingival recession/clefting. The morphology of the lesions created is correlated with the vigor, duration, frequency and direction of the toothbrush abuse. In addition, histologic observations of biopsied tissue from different types of clefts and recessions are used as a basis for discussion of the possible pathogenesis of this type of lesion.