Intro to periodontics Flashcards
List the macroscopic features of the gingiva: (4)
- marginal gingiva
- gingival sulcus
- attached gingiva
- interdental gingiva
List the microscopic features of the gingiva: (3)
- oral epithelium
- sulcular epithelium
- junctional epithelium
Unattached gingiva may also be called:
free gingiva
What is considered a normal measurement of free/unattached gingiva?
1-3 mm
In ___% of cases, the free gingiva is demarcated from the attached gingiva by a free gingival groove
50%
What is being measured? What can be seen?
free/unattached gingiva; free gingival groove
Attached gingiva is bound to:
underlying periosteum of alveolar bone
Describe the attached gingiva:
firm & resilient
The attached gingiva is bordered apically by:
the mucogingival junction (MGJ)
The attached gingiva varies in width being widest at the _____ and narrowest at the _____
widest: max anterior facial
narrowest: mandibular premolar (mandibular posterior)
Any changes in attached gingiva occurs at the:
coronal end
(because the apical end does not change)
The ____ is not attached to enamel or cementum:
gingival sulcus
The gingival sulcus is bounded apically by the _____ on the ____
free gingival groove; oral epithelium
Results from attachment loss of the gingival sulcus:
periodontal pocket
T/F: Whenever you see a periodontal pocket, you don’t know clinically if there is bone loss so you have to refer to radiographs
True
Equation for attached gingiva:
(keratinized gingiva) - (probing depth) = attached gingiva
When the teeth come together, you have facial papilla and lingual papilla; where this meets =
gingival col
What is the significance of the gingival col?
Its lined by unkeratinized epithelium making it susceptible to inflammation
The gingival col is only seen in:
posterior teeth
What makes the gingival col susceptible to disease?
lined by unkeratinized epithelium
Pyramidal or col shaped; occupies the embrasure:
interdental gingiva
Describe the make up & turnover of the oral epithelium:
- keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- turnover of 30 days
Describe the make up & measurement of the sulcular epithelium:
- ~1mm
- unattached to enamel
- non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Describe the make up, measurement & turnover of the junctional epithelium:
- ~1mm
- attached by hemidesmosomes
- non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- high rate of turnover (7-10 days)
What portion of epithelium is keratinized?
What portion of epithelium is non-keratinized?
oral epithelium
sulcular & junctional epithelium
What portion of epithelium is attached by hemidesmosomes?
junctional epithelium
What is shown by the blue line in the following image?
oral epithelium
What is the main goal of the oral epithelium?
protection
The oral epithelium is keratinized stratified squamous epithelium comprised of the following layers: (4)
- stratum corneum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum basale
The rate of turnover within the oral epithelium is:
30 days
Keratinized gingiva is designed to:
withstand frictional forces
What are the main cells of the oral epithelium?
keratinocytes (which produce keratin)
Although the majority of cells in the oral epithelium are keratinocytes, there are also non-keratinocytes that comprise this including:
- melanocytes
- langerhans cells
- merkel cells
What is the function of the melanocytes found within the oral epithelium?
production of melanin
What is the function of the Langerhans cells found within the oral epithelium?
these cells capture, uptake and process antigens
What is the function of the Merkel Cells found within the oral epithelium?
sense of touch & found within the stratum basal
What is the function of the keratinocytes (majority of cells) found within the oral epithelium?
production of keratin
What is lined by green in the following image?
Sulcular epithelium
What causes BOP?
microscopic ulceration of the sulcular epithelium
Is the sulcular epithelium keratinized or non-keratinized?
non-keratinized (& semi-permeable)
The sulcular epithelium is comprised of:
stratified squamous epithelium
What does the sulcular epithelium lack? (compared to the oral epithelium)
- stratum corneum
- stratum granulosum
- Langerhan’s Cells
What is the importance of the sulcular epithelium?
It is a semi-permeable membrane against bacterial products passing into underlying tissue
What is represented by the yellow line?
junctional epithelium
Is the junctional epithelium keratnizied or non-keratinized?
non-keratinized
What comprises the junctional epithelium?
Stratified squamous epithelium
Describe the rate of turnover of the junctional epithelium:
Rapid turnover ~10.4 days
Describe the attachments of junctional epithelium:
attachment to the tooth surface via hemidesmosomes & non-collagenous proteins (proteoglycans & glycosaminoglycans)
The clinical probing depth/sulcus depends on where the probe actually stops, which is dependent on many factors including: (3)
- tissue inflammation
- probe diameter
- probing pressure
What are the components of the supracrestal attachment?
- JE
- Connective tissue attachments
(together around 2mm total)
What microscopic feature of the gingiva functions to keep the gingiva in place?
connective tissue attachment
The connective tissue attachment may also be referred to as:
supracrestal attachment
If you impede on biologic width (supracrestal attachment) this will result in:
bone loss
Removing bone to bring down the JE and connective tissue to create a larger biologic width; controlled removal of bone to re-establish a deeper margin:
crown lengthening
List the three groups of gingival fibers:
- gingivodental (dentogingival)
- circular
- transeptal
What gingival fiber group attaches the cementum to the gingiva?
gingivodental group
What gingival fiber group is present around the tooth in the gingiva?
circular group
What gingival fiber group attaches cementum to the cementum of the adjacent tooth?
transeptal
Main type of collagen present in the gingiva:
type 1 collagen
The gingival fibers are critical in:
keeping the gingiva attached to the tooth