Gingival phenotype assessment methods and classifications revisited: a preclinical study

• Published in: Clinical oral investigations Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 5513 - 5518
• Main Authors: Fischer, Kai R., Büchel, Jasmin, Testori, Tiziano, Rasperini, Giulio, Attin, Thomas, Schmidlin, Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Cell Differentiation; Dentistry; Genotype & phenotype; Gingiva; Humans; Maxilla; Medicine; Microsurgery; Original; Original Article; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Swine; Periodontal morphotype; Probe transparency; Soft tissue thickness; Phenotype classification; Phenotype probe; Gingival phenotype

Objective To compare gingival phenotype assessment methods based on soft tissue transparency on different backgrounds and assessor experience levels. Methods For this purpose, 24 gingival specimens were retrieved from pig jaws with tissue thicknesses from 0.2 to 1.25 mm. Three methods were assessed:...