Gingival sulcus depth in young permanent teeth of Nigerians
Ndiokwelu, E.; Nwagbo, D.F.
Odonto-Stomatologie Tropicale 25(100): 29-32
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-172X PMID: 12680133 Document Number: 542019
The sulcus depth of permanent teeth of young 30 children, 15 of each sex aged 12-15 years was measured. There was no significant difference between the mandibular and maxillary depth (p > 0.05). However a significant difference was observed between the depth in anterior region and that in the posterior region both in the upper and lower jaws (p < or = 0.05). The mean value for the whole mouth was observed to be 1.98 mm with a 95% confidence limit of 1.98 +/- 94.