Which term replaced biologic width in the 2017 AAP/EFP classification?
- Correct answer
Supracrestal tissue attachment
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Periodontal phenotype
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Keratinized tissue width
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Junctional epithelium
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The 2017 workshop renamed biologic width supracrestal tissue attachment, comprising the junctional epithelium and supracrestal connective tissue attachment. Periodontal phenotype replaced the term periodontal biotype, not biologic width.
Source: Jepsen et al., Consensus report of workgroup 3, 2017 World Workshop (J Clin Periodontol / J Periodontol 2018) — oneguy
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