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Quantify clinical parameters of maxillary anterior gingival contours and determine bilateral symmetry to establish guidelines for esthetic diagnosis and treatment.

May 1, 2008Journal of Periodontology

Gingival Contour Assessment: Clinical Parameters Useful for Esthetic Diagnosis and Treatment

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SCSylvain CharruelAix-Marseille Université CPChristophe PérezUniversité de Bordeaux BFBruno FotiCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Cross-sectional study reveals directional asymmetry in anterior gingival contours in young adults, suggesting objective guidelines for esthetic periodontal diagnosis.

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Quantify clinical parameters of maxillary anterior gingival contours and determine bilateral symmetry to establish guidelines for esthetic diagnosis and treatment.
Photographed maxillary casts mounted on an articulator along the axis orbital plane from 103 young adults.
Measured the gingival line angle (GLA) between the gingival line and the maxillary midline, alongside the lateral incisor gingival zenith distance (LID) relative to the gingival line.
Evaluated left-versus-right differences and asymmetry using paired t tests and descriptive statistics.
Mean left GLA (86.5° ± 5.1°) was significantly greater than right GLA (85.2° ± 4.9°), demonstrating a mean absolute asymmetry of 4.1° ± 3.0° with the right side positioned higher.
Mean LID was 0.68 ± 0.52 mm, with the lateral incisor zenith located below the gingival line in 81.1% of cases, directly on the line in 15%, and the canine zenith positioned apical to incisor zeniths (GLA < 90°).

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Charruel et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a975b6f980e9d0b792d125d https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2008.070488

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Cross-sectional study reveals directional asymmetry in anterior gingival contours in young adults, suggesting objective guidelines for esthetic periodontal diagnosis.

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