Etiology and occurrence of gingival recession - An epidemiological study

• Main Authors: Sarpangala Mythri (Author), Suryanarayan Maiya Arunkumar (Author), Shashikanth Hegde (Author), Shanker Kashyap Rajesh (Author), Mohamed Munaz (Author), Devasya Ashwin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Gingival recession is the term used to characterize the apical shift of the marginal gingiva from its normal position on the crown of the tooth. It is frequently observed in adult subjects. The occurrence and severity of the gingival recession present considerable differences between pop...