1. A pilot study on the consistency of biological widths measured by periodontal probe and cone-beam CT
Lemeng XU ; Muyang WANG ; Lingxia LIU ; Xiang CHEN ; Qintao WANG
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2019;54(4):235-239
Objective:
To compare the consistency of the biological widths measured by using cone-beam CT (CBCT) and periodontal probe in patients with two different gingival biotypes.
Methods:
Totally 27 patients [13 males, 14 females, (37.6±13.7) years old], who planned to receive the crown lengthening surgery, were recruited under the inclusion and exclusion criteria in Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University during November 2017 to June 2018. A total of 40 teeth (14 front teeth, 26 posterior teeth) were involved in this study. The patients were divided into two groups according to their gingival biotypes: thin gingival biotype [5 males, 8 females, (40.2±15.0) years old, 21 teeth] and thick gingival biotype [8 males, 6 females, (35.1±11.9) years old, 19 teeth]. All the teeth were checked before crown lengthening procedures by using CBCT, and the biological widths and sulcus depths were measured during the surgery by using periodontal probes (Hu-Friedy, U S A). The data were recorded and statistically analyzed.
Results:
There were no significant differences of the biological widths between the two measuring methods amongst all of the 40 teeth [periodonial probe: (1.64±0.26) mm; CBCT: (1.69±0.20) mm], amongst 21 thin gingival biotype teeth [periodontal probe: (1.49±0.19) mm; CBCT: (1.57±0.12) mm] and amongst 19 thick gingival biotype teeth [periodontal probe: (1.80±0.21) mm; CBCT: (1.87±0.18) mm] (