Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 116-118.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2019.02.003

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A Review of Gingival Biotype in Anterior Tooth Area

YAN Xue-dan, ZHANG Li-na, REN Xiu-yun   

  1. Department of Periodontology, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan 030001, China.
  • Received:2018-03-12 Online:2019-02-18 Published:2019-02-25

Abstract: The gingival biotype is one of the indexes to reflect the individualized difference of periodontal tissues, and the gingival biotype in the anterior tooth area often involves the prognosis of the treatment in the smile aesthetic area. In recent years, clinicians pay attention to the gingival biotype in the anterior dentition, and the effects of different gingival biological patients on periodontal, orthodontic, and oral implantology treatment are different. This article reviews the classification of gingival biotype, the common clinical judgment methods and the clinical significance of the anterior dental region.

Key words: Anterior tooth, Gingival biotype, Gingival thickness