Alteration in size of gingiva is one the clinical features periodontal disease. Increase gingiva, which termed as gingival enlargement or over growth a common sign disease and matter great concern. alters physiologic contour creates areas plaque accumulation, intereferes with regular oral hygiene procedures aesthetic problems. In severe cases, it interefere mastication phonation. Enlargement ma...

Background: Gingival recession (GR) is one of the most common esthetic problems affecting middle and older aged peoples. GR can lead to many changes as root caries, hypersensitivity, erosions, abrasions, plaque retention aesthetic dissatisfaction. This study aimed evaluate prevalence gingival in relation mucogingival deformities lower zone. Methods: A cross-sectional was done on a sample 290 fe...

This study was undertaken to examine the levels of insoluble immune complexes in healthy and inflamed gingiva by measuring citrate buffer-elutable IgG. After establishment a clinically healthy gingiva by continuous toothbrushing for 6 weeks, the experimental gingivitis was induced by placement of silk floss ligature to accelerate plaque formation for 1 week, 1 and 3 months. The excised gingiva ...

introduction: cigarette smoking is a risk factor for progression of periodontitis, which effects on the incidence, extent and severity of the periodontal disease and no other known factors can be harmful as much as smoking to the periodontal tissues. the purpose of this study was to determine clinical and histopathological effects of smoking on free gingiva in smokers and non-smokers with chron...

This case series study predictability of free gingival graft in management recession. 3 cases with mucogingival problems needing grafts were selected. First, the recipient site was anesthetized and de-epithelialization done bed prepared. After tracing palatal donor aluminium foil template, bleeding points marked harvested. For root modification tooth, conditioning dentin by EDTA. Graft is close...

This case series describes a modified technique for increasing the width of the attached gingiva (AG). The described technique is a variation of the apically repositioned flap technique previously proposed by Freidman in 1962. The modified apically repositioned flap (MARF) technique uses a single horizontal incision within the keratinized tissue (KT), elevating a split-thickness flap, and sutur...

The aim of this study was to compare the differential gene expression and stemness in the human gingiva and dental follicles (DFs) according to their biological characteristics. Gingiva (n = 9) and DFs (n = 9) were collected from 18 children. Comparative gene expression profiles were collected using cDNA microarray. The expression of development, chemotaxis, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and i...