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Gingiva and Dentogingival junction Flashcards

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What mucogingival junction do

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separate gingival tissue and alveolar mucosa

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3 types of gingiva tissue

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free gingiva/ marginal gingiva

attached gingiva

interdental gingiva/ interdental papilla

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What gingiva groove do

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separates the attached gingiva from free gingiva/ marginal gingiva

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clinical appearance of free gingiva

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scalloped pattern

mobile and free from the underlying tooth surface

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4 type of fibers in free gingiva

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Alveologingival fibers- Helps attach gingiva to alveolar bone

Circular gingiva- Maintain gingival integrity

Dentogingival fiber- Gingival integrity

Dentoperiosteal fiber- Helps anchor tooth to bone

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Attached gingiva characteristics

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Firm and resilient

surface stippling

pink in colour and melanin pigmentation in some area

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Free gingiva characteristics

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tissue is mobile

lack of the presence of surface stippling

more translucent appearance than attached gingiva

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Interdental gingiva

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Tissue between adjacent teeth

extension of attached gingiva

pyramidal or col shape

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Dentogingival junction

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Non-keratinized

junction between tooth surface and gingiva tissue

Attachment of gingiva tissue to the tooth

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What is the 2 type of Dentogingival junction

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Sulcular epithelium
Junctional epithelium

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Sulcular epithelium

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Not attached to the tooth

create gingival sulcus

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What is inside gingival sulcus

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Gingival cervical fluid

Immunological components and blood cell

WBCs
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igM
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Histological features of sulcus epithelium

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stratified squamous non keratinized epithelium

tightly packed with small amount of cytoplasm and many tonofilaments

interface between the sulcular epithelium &
lamina propria is smooth

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Junctional epithelium

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Floor of gingival sulcus

deeper extension of sulcular epithelium

located on the cervical half of the anatomical crown

thicker than junctional epithelium

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Histological features of junctional epithelium

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Non-keratinized epithelium

cell is loosely packed

No tight junction

more permeable than other gingival tissues

thinner than sulcular epithelium

Smooth lamina propria and no rete ridges

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