Healing Response To Treatment

Question 1

1-2 weeks after treatment what happens?

Answer 1

immediately after bacterial remnants within the pocket are washed out by various fluids. 2-3 hours after treatment acute inflammatory response occurs in tissues due to instrumentation. the pocket epithelium then start to proliferate, to the wall of the pocket being epithelialized within around 2 days.

Question 2

1-2 weeks continued

Answer 2

Pocket epithelium starts to change into junctional epithelium
After 5 days- Reattachment of the epithelium starts This is complete after 14 days but only under conditions of good plaque control
New gingival sulcus formed is formed
This may be at a different level and will result in the appearance of gingival recession as reversal of inflammatory response

Question 3

3-6 weeks

Answer 3

collagen replaces granulation tissue
this leads to reduction in probing depths
Collagen continues to regenerate and when it is completed the probing depths are at their lowest
This should be completed within this 6-8 week period.