Open AccessClassification systems of gingival recession: An update
Author(s) -
Sanchit Jain,
Harpreet Kaur,
Ridhi Aggarwal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2293
pISSN - 0976-4003
DOI - 10.4103/0976-4003.201632
Subject(s) - cementoenamel junction , recession , gingival recession , gingival sulcus , dentistry , medicine , computer science , economics , keynesian economics , molar
Gingival recession is defined as “the displacement of marginal tissue apical to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ)”. Various classifications have been proposed to classify gingival recession. Miller's classification of gingival recession is most widely followed. With a wide array of cases in daily clinical practice, it is often difficult to classify numerous gingival recession cases according to defined criteria of the present classification systems. This article outlines the limitations of present classification systems and also the new classifications that have been proposed to classify gingival recession