Lecture 1- Anatomy of Periodontium Flashcards
what are the 3 zones of the oral mucosa
- the gingiva and covering of the hard palate - masticatory mucosa
- dorsum of the tongue- specialized mucosa
- oral mucous membrane lining remainder of oral cavity
what makes up the tissues of the periodontium
- gingiva
- cementum
- PDL
- alveolar bone
what does the masticatory mucosa cover
alveolar bone and tooth root coronal to the CEJ
what is masticatory mucosa divided into
marginal gingiva
- attached gingiva
- interdental areas
what is the marginal gingiva
free or unattached, cufflike tissue surrounding the teeth on facial , lingual, and interproximal surfaces
what is the gingival margin
- most coronal portion of the gingiva
- scalloped outline of teeth
what is the gingival sulcus
-space formed by tooth and sulcular epithelium and the coronal end of the JE
what sulcular measurements are WNL of gingival health
2-3mm
where is the free gingival groove
divides free gingiva from attached gingiva
what percentage of patients have free gingival groove
50%
what part of the gingiva does the interdental gingiva belong to
free gingiva
where is the interdental papilla
the interdental space
how is the interdental papilla attached to the tooth
by the JE and CT fibers
what is the gingival col
valley like depression of the interproximal contact areas
- connects lingual and buccal interdental papilla
when is the gingival col absent
when the teeth are not in contact
what is nonkeratinized epithelium susceptible to
inflammation and disease progression
what is attached gingiva attached to and by what
attached to alveolar bone and cementum by CT fibers and epithelial attachment
what are attached gingiva fibers demarcated by
-apically by the MGJ
- coronally by the base of the gingival sulcus
what is the width of the attached gingiva
varies from 1-9 mm
where is the widest aspect of attached gingiva and narrowest
maxillary central incisors and narrowest in premolar facial areas
how do you measure attached gingiva
subtract width of gingival from periodontal pocket
describe alveolar mucosa
- movable tissue, loosely attached to underlying alveolar bone
- thin, nonkeratinized epithelium
- separate from attached gingiva at the MGJ
- darker shade of red than gingiva due to blood supply
what is the MGJ and where is it found
visible line where the pink keratinized gingiva meets the more vascular alveolar mucosa
- found on maxillary facial and mandibular facial and lingual areas
describe gingiva microscopically
- stratified squamous epithelium and CT
- epithelium is mostly cellular in nature
- CT is less cellular and mostly composed of collagen fibers and ground substance
what is the function of the gingival epithelium
- physical barrier to infection
- protection of deep strucures
- participate actively in responding to infection in signlaing host response
- allows a selective interchange with oral environment
epithelium covering the free gingiva may be differentiated into the following:
- the oral/outer epithelium
- the sulcular epithelium
- the junctional epithelium
describe the sulcular epithelium
lines gingival sulcus, thin, non keratinized
what epithelium changes the most in the presence of bacteria
junctional epithelium
describe junctional epithelium
nonkeratinized epithelium surrounding and attaching to the tooth on one side and the gingival CT on the other side
where is junctional epithelium located
base of the sulcus/pocket
JE is more permeable to_____
cells and fluid
what does JE serve as a route of passage of
fluid and cells from the CT into the sulcus for bacteria/bacterial products from sulcus to CT
JE easily penetrated by ____ especially when _____
periodontal probe; gingiva is inflammed
what is the length of the JE
0.25-1.35mm
describe the color of the gingiva- attached/marginal
- generally coral pink
- produced by vascular supply and thickness/degree of keratinization
- presence of pigment containing cells
- lighter color in blond individuals with fair complexion than in dark complexioned dark haired individuals
describe the color of the alveolar mucosa
red
- smooth
- shiny
- epithelium is thinner and nonkeratinized
- blood vessels are more numerous
what is melanin responsible for
normal pigmentation of the skin, gingiva and remainer of the oral mucous membrane
melanin pigmentation in the oral cavity is prominent in______
black individuals