Open AccessCorrelation of gingival thickness with gingival width, probing depth, and papillary fill in maxillary anterior teeth in students of a dental college in Navi Mumbai
Author(s) -
Jyotsna Singh,
Varsha J. Rathod,
Prajakta R. Rao,
Aardra AardraA Patil,
Deepak Langade,
Roshan Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.194117
Subject(s) - periodontium , dentistry , medicine , interdental consonant , anterior teeth , orthodontics , context (archaeology) , correlation , statistical analysis , positive correlation , dental alveolus , mathematics , geometry , paleontology , statistics , biology
The gingival biotype is of utmost importance for esthetics and biologic function. Anatomical characteristic of periodontium such as gingival thickness (GT), width of keratinized gingiva, and alveolar bone morphology will determine the behavior of periodontium when subjected to physical, chemical, or bacterial insult or during therapeutic procedure.