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