Prevalence of Gingival Recession among the Different Races of Patients Reporting to Penang International Dental College

J. Sabarinathan¹, M.N. Prabhu², Lo Tze Lui³, Vanessa Chung³, Tan Shiau Lin³, Vivien Chew³ and Kho Aik Jin³

¹Department of Orthodontics, Penang International Dental College, Penang, Malaysia

²Department of Periodontics, MFDS RCPS(GLASGOW), MFGDP(UK) RCS Eng

³Penang International Dental College, Penang, Malaysia

Cite this paper:
J. Sabarinathan, M.N. Prabhu, Lo Tze Lui, Vanessa Chung, Tan Shiau Lin, Vivien Chew and Kho Aik Jin. Prevalence of Gingival Recession among the Different Races of Patients Reporting to Penang International Dental College. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2014; 2(4A):1-3. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-2-4A-1

Abstract

Gingival recession is one of the most prevalent problems seen among the patients visiting to our dental hospital. Recession is caused by many factors including plaque, faulty brushing habits and trauma from occlusion. The prevalence of recession among the various races of people visiting our hospital is estimated in this study.

Keywords:
Gingiva faulty brushing mucogingival surgery prevalence plaque

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