Healing index | Criteria |
Very poor 1 | Tissue color: more than 50% of gingival red Response to palpation: bleeding Granulation tissue: present Incision margin: not epithelialized, with loss of epithelium beyond margins Suppurations present |
Poor 2 | Tissue color: more than 50% of gingival red Response to palpation: bleeding Granulation tissue: present Incision margin: not epithelialized with connective tissue exposed |
Good 3 | Tissue color: more than 50% of gingival red Response to palpation: no bleeding Granulation tissue: none Incision margin: no connective tissue exposed |
Very good 4 | Tissue color: more than 25% of gingival red Response to palpation: no bleeding Granulation tissue: none Incision margin: no connective tissue exposed |
Excellent 5 | Tissue color: all gingivae pink Response to palpation: no bleeding Granulation tissue: none Incision margin: no connective tissue exposed |