Open AccessAssessment of gingival thickness with regards to age, gender and arch location
Author(s) -
Rajashri A Kolte,
Abhay Kolte,
Aaditi C Mahajan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.138699
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontium , dentistry , dental arch , age groups , arch , orthodontics , demography , civil engineering , sociology , engineering
There is a considerable intra and inter-individual variation in both width and thickness of the facial gingiva. As the attached gingiva is an important anatomic and functional landmark in the periodontium, the identification of gingival biotype is important in clinical practice since differences in gingival and osseous architecture have been shown to exhibit a significant impact on the outcome of restorative therapy. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the variation in width and thickness of facial gingiva in the anterior segment with respect to age, gender and dental arch location.