The procedure has also proven effective at reducing pocket depth without gingival recession over a 6-month period.

In case of under-developed curvature, gingival recession may result.

There are several possible causes for gingival recession:

Gingival recession is a related condition to decreased crown-to-root ratio, but referring to gingiva.

Smokeless tobacco causes gingival recession and white mucosal lesions.

Gingival recession, resulting in apparent lengthening of teeth.

This gap has many causes including gingival recession, and gingival withdrawal post orthodontic work.

Bone substitutes may be associated with less gingival recession than EMD."

Thus, when root surfaces of teeth are exposed from gingival recession or periodontal disease, caries can develop more readily.

Currently, it is generally used to obtain root coverage following gingival recession, which was a later development by Burt Langer in the early 1980s.

The scientists measured various indicators of periodontal health including plaque adhesion, pocket depth, bleeding, and gingival recession.

Gingival recession is when there is an apical movement of the gingival margin away from the biting (occlusal) surface.

However, it was only in 1985 that Langer proposed the SECT for root coverage following gingival recession.

The magnitude of a receding gumline, commonly referred to as the measurement of gingival recession, is most often described using Miller's classification:

The periodontal probe can also be used to measure other dental instruments, tooth preparations during restorative procedures, gingival recession, attached gingiva, and oral lesions or pathologies.

These defects can be divided into two major categories: the gingival recessions (receding gums) which are tooth-related defects, and the non tooth-related defects.

Mouth: Flat white patches, loss of attached gingival mucosa, gingival recession, and diffuse widening of the periodontal ligament (PDL) space are seen.

Pocket depth reduction is comparable to that achieved by conventional resective osseous or pocket reduction surgery, but without the gingival recession normally associated with osseous surgery.

In dentistry, gingival recession (receding gums) refers to exposure in the roots of the teeth caused by a loss of gum tissue and/or retraction of the gingival margin from the crown of the teeth.

It is usually referred to as gingival recession as a spontaneous or non-intentional presentation, and in such cases it may indicate an underlying inflammation, a pocket formation or displacement of the marginal gingivae away from the tooth by mechanical, chemical, or surgical means.