Gingiva Problems – Style Dental Clinic – Nişantaşı Diş Kliniği

Gingiva problems reveal themselves with color, form and structural change of gingiva.

Gingival phenotype and Abnormal color

Thickness and structure of gingiva is called phenotype. Thin phenotypes are more prone to gingival recessions. Recessions are faster in this type of gingiva.

Gingivitis – Inflammation of Gingiva

Characterized with bleeding of gingiva, changing its’ color to red, loss of rete pegs, softening of its’ consistency, disruption of knife edge and lace form.

Gingival Recession / Reduction

Gingival recession or reduction of gingiva is a problem that can easily be noticed by patients but they can be ignored due to not causing any pain.

Insufficient Buccal Depth

The region between cheek and teeth is called buccal shelf and it can be narrow structurally or due to diseases.

High Muscle, Frenulum Attachment

There are muscle attachments extended from lip and cheek region to gingiva and they are called frenulum. Sometimes those attachments may have a higher position or may be thicker than normal.

Excess Gingiva / Gingiva Expansion

Gingiva is positioned on enamel cement junction of teeth in healthy individuals. If it is 2 mm higher than this region it is accepted as normal but positions higher than 2 mm is called excess gingiva or gingiva expansion.

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50 % of adults have gingiva problems but 2 of every 3 person doesn’t care about it.

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Dr. Bahadır Uğur AYLIKCIPeriodontist and Implantologist