title: Clinical and radiographic evaluation of factors influencing the presence or absence of interproximal gingival papillae.
abstract: This study evaluated factors that may influence the presence or absence of interproximal papillae. Clinical evaluation consisted of visual determination, and quantitative analyses were made using millimeter grids on radiographs. Patients (n = 45) were divided into three groups according to age. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test followed by the Student t test (α = .05). The distance from the contact point to the bone crest had significant influence on papilla presence in both anterior and posterior sites (P < .05), whereas the width between roots of adjacent teeth did not. The papilla was missing more frequently in anterior sites. The presence of papillae was not age-dependent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, São Paulo State University, São, Brazil. fabperez@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: José Cláudio
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martins Segalla
authors.forename: Paulo Martins
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pereira Lauris
authors.forename: João Gustavo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rabelo Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult