Question 66 (part 2) · LDEK · Gingival recession and mucogingival surgery
Choose true statements regarding Stillman’s cleft:
- A. linear gingival crack on vestibular surface forming due to trauma.
- B. medial tongue fissure.
- C. gingival recession separated by thickened gingival fold on vestibular surface.
- D. it is also called gingival fissure.
- E. developmental disorder observed alongside palatine raphe.
Hint
Stillman's cleft is a narrow defect of the facial gingival margin; do not confuse it with McCall's festoon or the gingival sulcus.
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