Changes in interdental papillae heights following alignment of anterior teeth

Kandasamy Sanjivan; Goonewardene Mithran; Tennant Marc

doi:10.2478/aoj-2007-0003

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Changes in interdental papillae heights following alignment of anterior teeth

Kandasamy Sanjivan,
Goonewardene Mithran,
Tennant Marc

Affiliations

Kandasamy Sanjivan: *Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Goonewardene Mithran: *Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Tennant Marc: †the Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2007-0003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 16 – 23

Abstract

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Orthodontic alignment of overlapped incisors can reduce the apparent heights of the interdental papillae leading to unsightly dark triangles or open gingival embrasures.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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