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Gingival phenotypes and dimensions of the soft periodontal tissues: a cross-sectional clinical and histological study.
Clinical oral investigations - 11 Nov 2025
Papapetros Dimitrios, Nylander Karin, Kalfas Sotirios
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relationship between gingival phenotype, classified using a steel periodontal probe (TRAN method), and soft tissue dimensions measured clinically and histologically. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five healthy volunteers were categorized into thin or thick phenotype groups based on gingival transparency at one maxillary central incisor. Clinical thickness measurements of the gingiva and...
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