DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2017.v04i01.007

Pages: 34-37

Gingival pigmentation is a change of gingival color due to different factors, lesions and conditions. Clinical discoloration of gingival is considered as medical problem (disease or patient esthetic concern) ; although the most of gingival discoloration is mainly physiology due to melanin deposition. The aim of the present study is designed to evaluate the gingival tissue status and the patients’ satisfaction on anterior labial gingival color among Yemeni patients in Abha city of Saudi Arabia. Four hundred Yemeni patients were selected randomly out of the patients who visit the clinics, college of dentistry king Khalid university , They do not receive any periodontal treatment since at least six months and they are divided according to their gender into two equal groups. Oral hygiene status by plaque index (PLI) assessment and gingival index (GI) assessment were recorded. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire consists of questions including sex, age, and level of education, and satisfaction with gingival and dental appearance. Data were entered and analyzed by frequency and percentages. There were significance differences in oral hygiene, plaque index and dental appearance satisfaction between males and females patients. The oral hygiene in female samples is better than males samples in the present study and the severity of gingival inflammation was more in males than females whereas the dental appearance and gingival color satisfaction were more in males than females patients. Almost the males patients in this study were satisfied of gingival and teeth appearance more than females. There were negative effects of teeth color, teeth protrusion and fillings on satisfaction of the patients.