An observational study to evaluate and correlate the papillary proportion in periodontally healthy males and females.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/024282
- Lead Sponsor
- one
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Patients who are willing to participate and sign the informed consent for this clinical trial.
2. Males and females between the age range of 20-40 years.
3. Healthy gingiva as assessed with a Plaque Index (Silness & Loe 1964) and Gingival Index (Loe & Silness 1963) between the score of 0â??1.
4. Patients with fully erupted well-aligned maxillary Central Incisors, Lateral Incisors and Canines without any orthodontic anomaly.
5. Patients with non-restored maxillary anterior teeth, no loss of interdental papillae.
6. Patients with no signs of anterior spacing or crowding.
7. Patients with probing pocket depth (PPD) <= 2 mm.
1. Patients exhibiting any signs of periodontal disease.
2. A history of surgery in the anterior maxillary area.
3. Pregnancy or a history of taking medications known to increase the risk of gingival hyperplasia.
4. Evidence of caries either on the interproximal surface or at cemento-enamel junction.
5. Presence of an artificial crown, proximal/cervical restorations or abrasions on the Central Incisors, Lateral Incisors and Canines.
6. Evidence of incomplete passive eruption.
7. Maligned or orthodontically treated teeth.
8. Crowding, spacing, gingival recession, attrision with maxillary anterior teeth.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method