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Presence of gingival exhibit in smile lines of various age groups and gender.

Association of papilla presence and gingival exhibit in interdental and gingival smile line: An age and gender based evaluation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053423
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-06-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with no evidence of dental caries or restorations in maxillary anterior teeth 2) Males and females between the age group of 20-60 years 3) Healthy gingiva as assessed with a Plaque Index (Silness & Loe 1964) and Gingival Index (Loe & Silness 1963) between the score of 0 to 1 4) Patients with fully erupted well-aligned maxillary anterior teeth without any orthodontic anomaly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a habit of mouth breathing 2) Patients with any removable device (denture or retainers) 3) Evidence of incomplete passive eruption 4) Hospitalised patients 5) Pregnancy or a history of taking medications known to increase the risk of gingival hyperplasia 6) Patients diagnosed with destructive periodontal disease 7) Facial asymmetry

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the association of papilla presence and gingival exhibit in GSL and ISL in individuals of different age groups and genderTimepoint: at baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate GSL in individuals of different age groups & gender To evaluate ISL in individuals of different age groups and gender Timepoint: at baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Abhay Kolte

104 Department of Periodontics and Implantology VSPM DCRC

drrajashrikolte@gmail.com9011071468

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026