title: The incidence of mucogingival defects: report of case.
abstract: The term true mucogingival defects has been used to denote a complete absence of attached gingiva. This study attempted to establish how often true mucogingival defects occur in a random population sample. Of the 1,302 teeth studied, 13 teeth (1%) had a mucogingival defect, indicating that the true mucogingival defect is not a common occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gliksberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hochberg
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007180:Incisor; D008964:Molar, Third; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D011897:Random Allocation