OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int Poster J Dent Oral Med JT - International Poster Journal of Dentistry and Oral Medicine IS - 1612-7749 (Electronic) IP - 2 VI - 17 PST - ppublish DP - 2015 PG - 0-0 LA - en TI - Gingival Biotype and Morphometric Data Related to Maxillary Central Incisors in a University Student Population FAU - Assaf, Mohammad AU - Assaf M FAU - Alshalakh, Shayma AU - Alshalakh S FAU - Aliwaiwi, Fidaa AU - Aliwaiwi F FAU - Qawasmeh, Samah AU - Qawasmeh S FAU - Alaraj, Tamara AU - Alaraj T CN - OT - gingiva OT - periodontal health OT - periodontal probe AB - Aim: To evaluate the distribution of gingival biotype based on transparency of the periodontal probe among a Palestinian population and correlation with morphometric data related to maxillary central incisors and surrounding soft tissues. Material and Methods: Among the senior dental students at Al-Quds University, Palestine; fourty-four volunteers with healthy periodontium and absence of any restorations or history of orthodontic treatment were evaluated. Clinical parameters related to both maxillary central incisors included: Crown width/crown length ratio (CW/CL), gingival width (GW), probing depth (PD), and gingival thickness (GT). A periodontal probe was inserted in the midbuccal sulcus of the incisor to visually evaluate if it had a thin or thick gingival biotype. Results: The study involved 32 females and 12 males; all their ages ranged between 22 and 24 years. Although clinical parameters of CW/Cl, GW, and PD were all smaller in females (0.76, 5.75 mm, and 1.47 mm, respectively); none of them were significantly different from males (0.80, 5.9 mm, and 1.64 mm, respectively). Three clusters where determined: cluster A (eight females, four males) for clear thin-scalloped gingiva, cluster B (fifteen females, four males) for cases where it was unclear to be neither thin-scalloped nor thick-flat, and cluster C (nine females, four males) for clear thick-flat gingiva. Clinical parameters of CW/Cl, GW, and PD were all statistically significantly different between clusters A and B. Conclusion: Nearly one-third of the examined population had clear thin-scalloped gingiva with similar portion for thick-flat gingiva. Positive correlation is present between thick-flat gingival and greater clinical parameters of CW/CL, GW, and PD. AID - 857348