Morphological measurement of biologic width in Chinese people
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This study evaluated the biologic width in a Chinese population. Ten autopsy specimens of human jaws from 5 male Han Chinese cadavers were collected. Block sections of the jaws were dissected at autopsy. Six-mum-thick, mesio-distal and bucco-lingual sections were cut and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The widths of the junctional epithelium and connective tissue were measured with a micrometer microscope at the middle of the mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual sites. Differences in biologic width among the 4 measured sites as well as between anterior and posterior teeth were compared. The mean biologic width was 2.17 mm. The width of the junctional epithelium was 1.07 mm, and that of the connective tissue 1.10 mm. The biologic width varied among the 4 sites and the width of the posterior teeth was greater than that of the anterior teeth.
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Biologic width dimensions (JE and SCTA) can only be assessed by histology.
“Biologic width dimensions (JE and SCTA) can only be assessed by histology.3,4,11”
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The Materials and Methods and Results describe measuring junctional epithelium and connective tissue attachment in stained tissue sections using a microscope. The paper does not state that histology is the only way to assess those dimensions; the word “only” goes beyond its findings. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Xie, G.-Y., Chen, J.-H., Wang, H., & Wang, Y.-J.
- Affiliations
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
- Venue
- Journal of Oral Science
- Publisher
- Nihon University School of Dentistry
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 197-200
- ISSN
- 1343-4934 (ISSN-L)
- 1880-4926
- OpenAlex
- W2101865840
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Oral Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Orthodontics › Dental materials and restorations
- Keywords
- biological width, Chinese population, Han Chinese, anterior and posterior teeth, periodontal anatomy
- MeSH terms
- Cadaver, China, Connective Tissue, Epithelial Attachment, Gingiva, Humans, Male, Reference Values, Asian People
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