Gingival pigmentation, gingival health, gingival phenotype. Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
This is a single visit cross-sectional observational pilot study in healthy participants focusing on diagnostic accuracy and feature relevance. Participants will undergo a single visit involving clini
Sponsors
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Be aged 18 years and over of either gender and in good general health. 2. Be willing and physically able to undergo all study procedures 3. Be willing and competent (verbally and cognitively) to give written informed consent 4. Have at least 10 natural teeth, not including crowns/bridges 5. No oral lesions or conditions 6. No systemic disease/ medication affecting the gingival tissues 7. Non smokers 8. Both inflamed (MGI 2-4) and non-inflamed gingivae/ minimally inflamed gingivae (MGI 0,1) that are visible on simple visual examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Current participation in any other cosmetic trials or any clinical trials. 2. Obvious signs of untreated caries, which in the opinion of the Study Dentist, will affect the scientific validity of the study. 3. Current orthodontic treatment 4. Participant who has undergone depigmenting treatment 5. An immediate employee of the sponsor or the research team conducting the study. Employees of the Sponsor or research site not associated with the research team are eligible to participate
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDel Buck
Outcome results
None listed