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Relationship Between Soft Tissue Volume and Gingival Phenotype: a Novel Classification System
Sponsor: Ain Shams University
Summary
Different classifications to describe alveolar ridge defects have been published over the past years but no single classification has been developed concerning soft tissue volume around teeth or dental implants. Moreover, while several studies investigated the effect of various augmentation techniques and materials on soft tissue volume change and volume stability there is a real gap of knowledge regarding how to evaluate the available soft tissue volume and when to consider it sufficient or deficient which would definitely improve clinical decision making and treatment planing. Therefore, our primary aim was to assess the application of a novel classification system based on the correlation between buccal soft tissue volume and gingival biotypes and, also to assess the sensitivity of such novel method.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
56
Start Date
2024-02-25
Completion Date
2025-10
Last Updated
2024-11-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
volume survey
All subjects received oral hygiene instructions and, if needed, a dental cleaning of plaque and calculus. After calibration using digital photographs, intraoral scans, and CBCT, one dentist, who was not involved in the screening phase to avoid any bias, obtained all clinical parameters (gingival biotype, probing depth, gingival thickness, gingival width). Two test subjects were examined prior starting with enrollment and data collection.
Locations (1)
Ahmed Hamdy
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt