gingiva margins

Question 1

Fibrous mucous membrane surrounding teeth and covering coronal portion of alveolar process
is what type of epithelium?

Answer 1

stratified squamous epithelium

Question 2

where does free gingiva extend from?

Answer 2

Extends from gingival margin to free gingival groove

Question 3

Free Gingival Epithelium what are the 3 kinds?

Answer 3

Oral epithelium

Sulcular or crevicular epithelium

Junctional epithelium

Question 4

what is oral epithelium?

Answer 4

Continuous with and similar to epithelium of attached gingiva
Underlying connective tissue contains rete ridges, giving stippled appearance

Question 5

what are the fibres of free gingiva?

Answer 5

Circular

Free gingival

Transeptal
Also longitudinal fibres running above alveolar crest in mandibular teeth and below in maxillary teeth

Question 6

what is circular fibres ?

Answer 6

Form collar around neck of tooth holding free gingiva tightly against it

Question 7

what are free gingival fibres?

Answer 7

Originates from cervical portion of root
goes into free gingiva

Question 8

what are transeptal fibres?

Answer 8

Run from cementum on distal aspect of one tooth, to mesial of next tooth

Question 9

what is attached gingiva?

Answer 9

Fibrous connective tissue merges with periosteum therefore “mucoperiosteum”