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ReviewDentistry journal2021

Is There an Association between the Gingival Phenotype and the Width of Keratinized Gingiva? A Systematic Review.

Elpiniki Vlachodimou, Ioannis Fragkioudakis, Ioannis Vouros

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Review in Dentistry journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06369493 (The Interaction of The Gingival And Tooth Morphometric Parameters On The Gingival Phenotype), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06369493 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Interaction of The Gingival And Tooth Morphometric Parameters On The Gingival Phenotype

TypeobservationalSponsorOndokuz Mayıs UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled50ConditionsGingival Thickness
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  16. Gingival thickness and gingival width in children: a cross-sectional study utilizing ultrasonography.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elpiniki VlachodimouDepartment of Preventive Dentistry Periodontology and Implant Biology, Dental Faculty, School of Health Different Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54624 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ioannis FragkioudakisDepartment of Preventive Dentistry Periodontology and Implant Biology, Dental Faculty, School of Health Different Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54624 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2156-0686
Ioannis VourosDepartment of Preventive Dentistry Periodontology and Implant Biology, Dental Faculty, School of Health Different Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54624 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9863-4949

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concept of gingival phenotype and width of keratinized gingiva influencing the diagnosis and treatment in the periodontal scenario is relatively new. Soft and hard tissue dimensions of oral tissues are considered essential parameters in daily clinical practice. Factors such as the biotype category and the width of the keratinized gingiva help dentists seek the perfect therapy plan for each patient to achieve long-term stability of periodontal health. Several methods have been proposed to categorize phenotypes and each phenotype is characterized by various clinical characteristics. This review aims to discuss the possible association between the gingival phenotype and the width of keratinized gingiva along with the results appeared. After a rigorous search in major electronic databases, the results of the included studies indicated that the width of keratinized gingiva seems to be associated with the periodontal phenotype, with thick biotypes being characterized by a more pronounced keratinized gingival width. However, the heterogeneity of the included studies did not allow to make a conclusion about a direct relationship.

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gingival biotypegingival periodontal biotype/phenotypegingival phenotypegingival thicknessperiodontal biotypeperiodontal biotype and width of gingivalperiodontal disease and biotypethin and thick biotypewidth of keratinized gingiva

Identifiers

PMID33806934
PMCPMC8004949

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