title: Evaluation of changes in the width of gingiva in children and youth. Review of literature.
abstract: Comprehensive health care in children and youth includes periodic oral examinations. The mucogingival complex undergoes significant changes during development. The factors that impact the width of attached and keratinized gingiva during this period of life are: tooth eruption phase, the position in the arch, the type of frena attachment and oral hygiene. Along with the child's development the width of attached and keratinized gingiva increases, except for the period of tooth replacement, when a temporary narrowing of attached gingiva of erupting permanent teeth is observed. The understanding of physiological processes of the mucogingival complex is prerequisite for diagnostics and treatment of gingival abnormalities in children and youth. Therefore close cooperation between paediatrician and dental specialists: paedodontist, orthodontist and periodontologist is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wyrębek
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orzechowska
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department for Children, Institute of Mother and Child.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cudziło
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plakwicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005881:Gingiva / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000601:surgery; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult