Analytical Hierarchical Neutrosophic Analytical Process for the evaluation of gingival enlargement in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances

Abstract

Gingival enlargement is an abnormal, exaggerated and deforming increase in volume of the gum. This term is coined to describe this type of lesions in order to avoid misleading pathological connotations used in the past, such as hypertrophic gingivitis or gingival hyperplasia, which mainly refer to histopathological characteristics. There is a high rate of patients who during orthodontic treatment have difficulties due to the appearance of gingival enlargement that can be caused by various factors, such as orthodontic treatment, since records report an incidence of 55%. The present investigation proposes a solution to the problem raised from the implementation of a method for the evaluation of gingival enlargement in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. Its operation is based on a multicriteria approach using the Neutrosophic Hierarchical Analytical Process.