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Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(10):1009-1014. doi:10.7150/ijms.9112 This issue Cite

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Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects

Duygu Yaman1✉, Seden Aksu1, Rian Dişçi2, Korkud Demirel1

1. Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TURKEY
2. Department of Biostatistics and Medical Information, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TURKEY

✉ Corresponding author: Duygu Yaman, DDS, PhD, Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, 34093 Capa, Istanbul / TURKEY. E-mail: duyguyamancom; Tel: +90 212 414 20 20 - 30253; Fax: +90 212 534 08 07

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Yaman D, Aksu S, Dişçi R, Demirel K. Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(10):1009-1014. doi:10.7150/ijms.9112. https://www.medsci.org/v11p1009.htm
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Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to clinically investigate the mucosal variations in different parts of hard palate subject to soft tissue harvesting and its relationship with selected parameters in patients with gingival recessions.

Materials & Methods: Fifty periodontally healthy, dentate subjects (13 males) with gingival recessions were enrolled into the study. After initial periodontal therapy they were scheduled for surgical procedures. Palatal masticatory mucosa of five teeth was evaluated at five different points from the gingival margin and two points on the buccal gingival mucosa were evaluated on the day of surgical intervention via bone sounding method. Totally 27 assessments were performed for each patient.

Results: The overall mean thickness of palatal masticatory mucosa (PMM) was 2.55±0.49mm. The mean mid-facial gingival thickness was 1.11±0.39mm. The PMM showed an increase towards the posterior and raphe palatina. No difference was observed between genders, and no association of body mass index (BMI) and age with PMM was determined. An association was observed between the thicknesses of mid-facial gingival and palatal masticatory mucosa.

Conclusion: The thickness of PMM in this study seems to be less than other reports possibly due to ethnicity or measurement design. Canine and premolar region reveals higher thickness values, and the increase in the tissue thickness towards the midline should also been taken into consideration. Clinicians planning soft tissue harvesting from the palate should take this variation into consideration. In this regard transmucosal probing of the donor site may provide valuable information where considerable variation exists.

Keywords: palatal masticatory mucosa, Turkish subjects

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Yaman, D., Aksu, S., Dişçi, R., Demirel, K. (2014). Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(10), 1009-1014. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.9112.

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Yaman, D.; Aksu, S.; Dişçi, R.; Demirel, K. Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014, 11 (10), 1009-1014. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.9112.

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Yaman D, Aksu S, Dişçi R, Demirel K. Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(10):1009-1014. doi:10.7150/ijms.9112. https://www.medsci.org/v11p1009.htm

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Yaman D, Aksu S, Dişçi R, Demirel K. 2014. Thickness of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa and Its Relationship with Different Parameters in Turkish Subjects. Int J Med Sci. 11(10):1009-1014.

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