title: Assessment of attached gingiva using the tension test and clinical measurements.
abstract: The attached gingiva on the facial surface of the mandibular central incisors was evaluated by measurements and the "tension test" on 226 subjects between the ages of 8 and 22 years. Findings of significance were: 1. As age increased a definite increase in width of attached gingiva occurred. 2. There was no increase in the frequency of a positive tension test in older age groups. 3. No relationship was observed when results of the tension test were compared with clinical measurements of attached gingiva.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004548:Elasticity; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008334:Mandible; D013314:Stress, Mechanical