U.S., May 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06981871) titled 'Prevalence of Lower and Upper Incisor Periodontal Phenotypes and Risk Indicators.' on May 13.
Brief Summary: The determination of the periodontal phenotype is an essential part of the periodontal diagnostic process, which must guide not only treatment but also prognosis (Kim et al. 2020).
This determination is based on the clinical assessment of 3 individual variables: gingival height/thickness and alveolar bone cortical thickness. Although these anatomical characteristics are genetically determined, they are also influenced by numerous acquired, endogenous or exogenous factors that can act at a general and/or local level. The perio...