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ANALYSIS OF GINGIVAL RECESSION AND ITS SEVERITY: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF PATIENTS

Dr Jamal Ahmed, Dr Hamza Ahmad, Dr Moiz Ahmed

Introduction: Gingival health and appearance are the essential components of esthetic considerations in a treatment plan. Objectives of the study: The basic objective of the study is to analyse the gingival recession and its severity: a cross sectional study of patients. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was conducted in Demontmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore during January 2019 to August 2019. Gingival recession was defined as distance from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) to the free gingival margin (FGM). All measurements were made in mm and were rounded to the nearest mm. Results: The data was collected from 100 patients. Recession was present but recession threshold ≥3 and ≥5 mm affected only small percentage of teeth in subjects younger than 45 years. On the other hand moderate recession was ubiquitous in the older age group. Among subjects aged 45 years or old, ≥79% of subjects and ≥32% of teeth per subject had recession more than 3 mm. Conclusion: It is concluded that high prevalence of gingival recession could be associated to improper oral hygiene and cigarette smoking, which emphasizes the need for management of recession.

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