Gingival thickness threshold and probe visibility through soft tissue: a cross-sectional study.

Kloukos, Dimitrios; Kalimeri, Eleni; Koukos, George; Stähli, Alexandra; Sculean, Anton; Katsaros, Christos (2022). Gingival thickness threshold and probe visibility through soft tissue: a cross-sectional study. Clinical oral investigations, 26(8), pp. 5155-5161. Springer 10.1007/s00784-022-04483-0

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OBJECTIVES

The aim was to retrieve the threshold of gingival thickness (GT), where the attribute of gingival translucency through probe visibility was altered.

METHODS

In 200 patients, the soft tissue thickness was evaluated at both central mandibular incisors using ultrasound quantification (USD). Additionally, probe visibility was determined using a standard periodontal probe (PB) (CPU 15 UNC, Hu-Friedy), inserted 1 mm deep into the gingival sulcus. Frequencies and relative frequencies were calculated. Repeatability analyses and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) were conducted to determine the USD cut-off point for probe visibility.

RESULTS

Regression model indicated that the probe was not visible at a thickness of 0.82 mm for the mandibular left central incisor (95% CIs 0.77, 0.86) and became visible at a thickness of 0.69 mm (95% CIs 0.65, 0.72). The respective values for the mandibular right central incisor were 0.82 mm (95% CIs 0.77, 0.87) and 0.70 mm (0.68, 0.74). ROC analysis confirmed the retrieved regression results by indicating the best fitting balance for specificity and sensitivity at a thickness of 0.8 mm for both mandibular incisors.

CONCLUSIONS

In the frame of the current study, the data revealed that gingiva becomes non-transparent at a thickness of approximately 0.8 mm.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Probe visibility at mandibular incisors for the discrimination between thin and thick soft tissues was correlated with a gingival thickness of 0.8 mm and a high repeatability.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Periodontology

UniBE Contributor:

Kloukos, Dimitrios (B), Stähli, Alexandra Beatrice, Sculean, Anton, Katsaros, Christos

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1436-3771

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

04 May 2022 09:14

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:38

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00784-022-04483-0

PubMed ID:

35503136

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Gingiva Phenotype Ultrasound

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/169713

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/169713

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