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Identification of thin and thick gingival phenotypes by two transparency methods: A diagnostic accuracy study.
Journal of periodontology - 1 May 2023
da Costa Fernanda A, Perussolo Jeniffer, Dias Debora R, Araújo Maurício G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the diagnostic accuracy of the transparency method to diagnose gingival phenotypes taking into consideration not only the gingival thickness (GT) but also the keratinized tissue width (KTW). Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of two transparency methods using a conventional steel probe (SP) and a plastic color-coded probe (CCP) to...
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