Altered Passive Eruption among Patients Visiting Dental Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: The eruption of teeth is considered to be a continuous phenomenon. Two types of eruption are possible namely, active and passive eruption. Failure in passive eruption (by the apical movement of gingiva from the enamel surface) generally results in a clinical condition known as altered passive eruption.

Altered Passive Eruption among Patients Visiting Dental Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: The eruption of teeth is considered to be a continuous phenomenon. Two types of eruption are possible namely, active and passive eruption. Failure in passive eruption (by the apical movement of gingiva from the enamel surface) generally results in a clinical condition known as altered passive eruption.