The gingival biotype assessed by experienced and inexperienced clinicians

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 958-963

  Eghbali, Aryan ^a   De Rouck, Tim ^a,b   De Bruyn, Hugo ^a   Cosyn, Jan ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biotype; Experience; Gingival; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MAXILLA; MOUTH DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INCISOR; KERATINS; MALE; MAXILLA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350142617     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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