[Table/Fig-1]:

Showing scoring of the healing index [16].

Healing Index	Tissue colour	Response to palpation	Granulation tissue	Incision margin
Very poor 1	: >= 50% of gingiva red	Bleeding	Present	Not epithelialized, with loss of epithelium beyond incision margin
Poor 2	>= 50% of gingiva red	Bleeding	Present	Not epithelialized, with connective tissue exposed
Good 3	>= 25% and < 50% of gingiva red	No bleeding	None	No connective tissue exposed
Very good 4	<25% of gingival red	No bleeding	None	No connective tissue exposed
Excellent 5	All tissue pink	No bleeding	None	No connective tissue exposed