Vandana K L, Savitha B
Department of Periodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere 577 044, Karnataka, India.
J Clin Periodontol. 2005 Jul;32(7):828-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00757.x.
It has been long known that the clinical appearance of healthy marginal periodontium differs from subject to subject and even among different tooth types. Many features are genetically determined; others seem to be influenced by tooth size, shape and position and biological phenomena such as gender, growth and age.
The purpose of this study was to determine the thickness of facial gingiva among Indians and its association with age, gender and dental arch.
The study group included 16 males and 16 females with an age range of 16-38 years. Gingival thickness was assessed in the maxillary and mandibular anteriors by transgingival probing.
It was observed that the younger age group had significantly thicker gingiva than that of the older age group. The gingiva was found to be thinner in females than males and, in the mandibular arch than the maxilla.
In the present study, it was concluded that gingival thickness varies according to age, gender and dental arch.
长期以来人们都知道，健康边缘性牙周组织的临床表现因人而异，甚至在不同牙型之间也存在差异。许多特征是由基因决定的；其他特征似乎受牙齿大小、形状和位置以及性别、生长和年龄等生物学现象的影响。
本研究的目的是确定印度人群面部牙龈的厚度及其与年龄、性别和牙弓的关系。
研究组包括16名男性和16名女性，年龄在16至38岁之间。通过龈沟探诊评估上颌和下颌前牙区的牙龈厚度。
观察到较年轻年龄组的牙龈明显比年长年龄组厚。发现女性的牙龈比男性薄，下颌牙弓的牙龈比上颌牙弓薄。
在本研究中，得出牙龈厚度随年龄、性别和牙弓而变化的结论。
