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KEY WORDS: Papillary height, thick biotype, thin biotype, varying forms
Department of Prosthodontics, Including Crown and Bridge, On a contrary, ‘‘thin’’ gingival biotype is delicate,
A.B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India thin with highly scalloped soft tissue with thin bony
Address for correspondence: Dr. Sonali Shetty, architecture characterized by bony dehiscence and
Prosthodontist, Famdent Clinic, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. fenestrations. Such type is more prone to recession,
E‑mail: sonaliscorpio@yahoo.com
bleeding, and inflammation. Claffey and Shanley [6]
Access this article online defined the thickness not more than 1.5 mm as a thin
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better determination of the treatment outcome. The
thinner periodontal biotype needs more attention when
DOI: extraction is carried out owing to their thin alveolar
10.4103/0974-6781.118888 plate.[5] The hard and soft tissue contouring is more
predictable after surgery in the case of thick biotype. The
Figure 1a: Measurement of crown length Figure 1b: Measurement of crown width
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significant differences between the longer and shorter wider form of teeth while thinner scalloped biotype
teeth in relation to gingival biotypes. is associated with long, narrow tooth form
2. The thicker biotype is more prevalent in male
On comparing the prevalence of gingival biotypes population while the female population consists of
between different age groups, the thicker biotype has thin, scalloped gingival biotype
been more prevalent in younger age groups. Vandana 3. The thick flat biotype is seen in younger individuals
and Savita[21] in their study on GT on 32 individuals while older age group shows thin scalloped gingival
showed thicker gingiva in younger age group and biotype
stated that decrease in keratinisation and changes 4. Decrease in PH is observed with thin biotype.
in oral epithelium may be the contributing factors.
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