EC Dental Science

Review Article Volume 22 Issue 9 - 2023

Why Classify Further? When the Extension of Miller Classification of Gingival Recession is an Answer to Most Clinical Question Related to Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gingival Recession

Bindiya Kumari Pahuja1* and Yasser Khaled2

1All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
2Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine, TMD/Orofacial Pain School of Dentistry, Marquette University, USA

*Corresponding Author: Bindiya Kumari Pahuja, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
Received: January 02, 2023; Published: August 11, 2023




Many attempts have been made in the past to classify gingival recession defects. Classification of gingival recession is one such condition where there is no clear-cut grouping of the gingival defects. The miller’s classification is the most accepted classification of gingival recession so far. However, many classifications of gingival structural defects are popular in the literature but are of no significant clinical use. Too many classifications rather confuses the clinician about the diagnosis, treatment guidelines and prognosis of the gingival defect which may takes the attention of the clinician away into the classification terminology rather than the actual insight into the defect. The contribution of various authors in providing the classification is well appreciated and acknowledged, but it is not seemingly possible to understand the shortcomings and applications of all the classification system since no classification is complete, rather it would be better for the clinician to apply simple permutation and combinations of basic biological principals to achieve the favorable outcome. No two gingival recessions are similar in the mouth. A combination of Multiple factors is playing a role in defining the complex nature of gingival recession. Here in this paper an attempt has been made to acknowledge and simplify all clinical possibilities of gingival recession in terms of diagnosis and predetermining the prognosis.

Keywords: Miller Classification; Gingival Recession; Prognosis; Gingival Defect

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Bindiya Kumari Pahuja and Yasser Khaled. "Why Classify Further? When the Extension of Miller Classification of Gingival Recession is an Answer to Most Clinical Question Related to Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gingival Recession". EC Dental Science 22.9 (2023): 01-17.

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