The width of the attached gingiva-Much ado about nothing?

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Mehta, Payal ^a   Peng, Lim Lum ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attached gingiva; Dental implants; Gingival recession; Keratinised gingiva; Orthodontics; Paediatric dentistry; Periodontal health; Restorative dentistry

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

DENTAL CARE; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; REVIEW; TOOTH; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

DENTAL IMPLANTS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; KERATINS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; TOOTH; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

EID: 77957253622     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.04.007     Document Type: Review

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