title: Gingival sulcus depth in young permanent teeth of Nigerians.
abstract: The sulcus depth of permanent teeth of young 30 children, 15 of each sex aged 12-15 years was measured. There was no significant difference between the mandibular and maxillary depth (p > 0.05). However a significant difference was observed between the depth in anterior region and that in the posterior region both in the upper and lower jaws (p < or = 0.05). The mean value for the whole mouth was observed to be 1.98 mm with a 95% confidence limit of 1.98 +/- 94.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ndiokwelu
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Nwagbo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values