Junctional Epithelium Flashcards
During tooth eruption, the junctional epithelium is made up of ________ epithelium.
Reduced Dental Epithelium
After tooth eruption, cells of the _______ possess the ability to differentiate into cells of the junctional epithelium.
oral epithelium
At which location is the junctional epithelium widest?
in the coronal region (15-20 cell layers thick)
At which location is the junctional epithelium most narrow?
in the CEJ region (3-4 cell layers thick)
True or False: Junctional Epithelium is continuously renewed.
True
True or False: Turnover rate for oral epithelium is faster than junctional epithelium.
False: JE is faster
Compared to oral epithelium, the junctional epithelium has larger ____ and larger ______.
cells and intercellular space
The junctional epithelium has fewer _____ than the oral epithelium.
desmosomes
What is the significance in different numbers of desmosomes between JE and OE?
Fewer desmosomes means larger gaps in the JE. Neutrophils must be able to enter/leave through the JE
Which type of epithelium has the ability to keratinize, JE or OE?
Junctional Epithelium
True or False: The junctional epithelium is simply in contact with the tooth, not physically attached.
False; JE is attached
Why is it important to never probe sulcular pockets in children?
the JE sits much higher in children because passive eruption has not occured. The sulcus is much more shallow and sensitive to forced attachment loss.
What is “attachment loss?”
apical movement of the junctional epithelium down the root surface, away from the CEJ; it is not a physical loss of epithelium but rather a loss of position
True or False: Viable functional epithelium is necessary for pocket formation.
True
What happens in Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis (NUP)?
Junctional epithelial cells DIE and bone is exposed; there is NO POCKETING
Clinical attachment loss is equal to ______ + ________.
Pocket depth + gingival recession
Is gingival recession recorded as a positive or negative number?
Positive
If a patient has a pocket depth of 10mm, but the bottom of the pocket is only 7mm below the CEJ: how much recession do they have?
+3mm
If a patient has a pocket depth of 6mm, but the free gingival margin is 3mm coronal to the CEJ: how much attachment loss do they have? Is this normal/what is happening?
Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) = recession +pocket depth
-3mm + 6mm = 3 mm AL
This is pseudopocketing
If a patient has 3mm of recession and a 6mm pocket depth, what is their CAL?
9mm (pocket depth + recession)
Gingival Connective Tissue (lamina propria) matrix and fibers are synthesized by _______.
Fibroblasts
Which cells of the lamina propria are vasoactive?
Mast Cells
Which cells of the lamina propria are synthesizing and phagocytic?
Macrophages
In addition to fibroblasts, mast cells, and macrophages; which cells types are present in the lamina propria (gingival connective tissue)?
Neutrophilic Granulocytes
Lymphocytes
Plasma Cells
Which four fiber types are prevalent in the lamina propria (gingival CT)?
- collagen
- reticulin
- ocytalan
- elastic
* C.O.R.E of the gingiva*
Which fiber type is most abundant in the gingival connective tissue (lamina propria)?
Collagen
What is characteristic of collagen in the lamina propria?
Cross-banding