Width and thickness of the gingiva in periodontally healthy individuals in a central Indian population: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The present study was performed to determine the gingival dimensions (width and thickness) among young individuals in a central Indian population.

Materials And Methods: Periodontal probing depth, width of the keratinized and attached gingiva, and gingival thickness were recorded on maxillary and mandibular teeth from central incisor to first molar unilaterally in 75 systemically healthy individuals (32 males and 43 females; 19-30 years of age). Comparisons were made gender-wise, arch-wise, tooth-wise, and site-wise using either the Student's t test or the ANOVA.