Assessment of gingival thickness in multi‐ethnic subjects with different gingival pigmentation levels

• Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 80 - 89
• Main Authors: Nik‐Azis, Nik‐Madihah, Razali, Masfueh, Goh, Victor, Ahmad Shuhaimi, Nurul Nadia, Mohd Nazrin, Nur Aqilah Syuhada
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Buccal mucosa; Calliper; Colorvue biotype probe; Gingiva; Gingival Diseases; gingival pigmentation; gingival thickness; Humans; Incisor; Incisors; Maxilla; Methods; Periodontics; Pigmentation; transgingival probing; Calliper; transgingival probing; gingival pigmentation; gingival thickness; Colorvue biotype probe

Aim Assessment of the thickness of gingival tissues using the probe visibility test is regarded as the method of choice during routine examinations. However, the probe visibility test has not been validated for patients with gingival pigmentation and its accuracy in populations with physiological gi...