Assessment of gingival thickness in primary, mixed and permanent dentition: part 3

  • Authors

    • Singh Shivani Post graduate student, College od Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India
    • Kharidi Laxman Vandana Senior Professor, Department of Periodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
    2017-07-19
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijdr.v5i2.7955
  • Gingival Thickness, Primary Dentition, Mixed Dentition, Permanent Dentition

  • Abstract

    Aim and objective: The objective of this in-vivo study was to evaluate gingival thickness of mid buccally and interdentally in primary, mixed & permanent dentition.

    Method: The study included 40 subjects (22 males and 18 females) with 480 sites of an age range 4-25 Years. Subjects were divided into 3 groups – the primary dentition (4-6 years) mixed dentition (7-13 years) and adult dentition (16-25 years). All the parameters were measured in upper and lower anterior segments.

    Results: Gingival thickness (GT) was measured arch wise and tooth wise in different dentition and overall dentition wise without differentiating arch wise and toothwise. Gingival thickness (GT) was significantly higher (p=.001) in mixed dentition midbuccally (1.3 +0.46) and interdentally (2.31+0.71) in both the arches. GT (MB) was significantly higher in primary dentition (1.4+0.5) and GT (ID) was significant in mixed dentition (2.6+0.7).

    Conclusion: Gingival thickness increases from primary to mixed dentition and significantly higher in maxilla.

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    Shivani, S., & Vandana, K. L. (2017). Assessment of gingival thickness in primary, mixed and permanent dentition: part 3. International Journal of Dental Research, 5(2), 125-129. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijdr.v5i2.7955

    Received date: 2017-06-08

    Accepted date: 2017-07-07

    Published date: 2017-07-19