Current status and perspectives of mucogingival soft tissue measurement methods

摘要: The morphologic and metric assessment of mucogingival soft tissue dimensions is great multidisciplinary clinical academic interest, in order to quantify monitor gingival changes while treatment, e.g., during periodontal, restorative, prosthetic, orthodontic, or implant therapy. Pink esthetics play an increasingly important role the overall treatment success, therefore have be monitored throughout purpose this article was identify summarize methods, which aim at quantifying terms morphology, thickness, volume, with respect their accuracy practicability. introduced measurement methods should further facilitate personalized planning monitoring. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Mucogingival whenever results are evaluated. Several qualitative (semi)quantitative for measuring available. New like CAD/CAM (computer-aided design computer-aided manufacturing) technologies emerging allow practitioners reliably patient's tissues Future improvements may help develop better strategies optimized preservation creation especially esthetic zone.