Perio doc micks Flashcards
Parts of Periodontium
- Gingiva
- PDL
- Cementum
- Alveolar bone
REMEMBER‼️📌📌
PDL, Cementum, & Alveolar Bone
Attachment Apparatus
Gingival fibers & Epithelial attachment
Gingival Apparatus
composed of epithelium & conn. tissue
Gingiva
Characteristics of Normal gingiva Color Shape Tone Texture
Coral pink Knife edge free gingival margin Scalloped gingival margin-follow CEJ contour Tone: resilient & fibrous Texture: Stippling
found in attached gingiva
irregularities of epithelial ridges & rete pegs
least determinant for gingivitis
Stippling
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Absence of Stippling
Normal variation
Inflammation
Edema
Most important criteria for Gingivitis
Bleeding on Probing
Why bleed?
Microulceration in the gingiva
Stippling
Orange peel/ Peau’d orange
Gingival Epithelium Histologic divisions
- Oral Epithelium
- Sulcular Epithelium
- Junctional Epithelium
parakeratinized but both present
keratinized stratified, squamous epithelium
Oral Epithelium
non-keratinized but can keratinized
but some has parakeratinized
Sulcular Epithelium
part of biologic width Non-kerarinized Collar-like band of stratified squamous epithelium thicker near the sulcus thinner at the apex
Junctional Epithelium
Ideal at the CEJ
Junctional Epithelium
type of transudate that is produced in the gingival sulcus contains cells (neutrophils) enzymes & IgA
Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) / Sulcular Fluid
gingival sulcus
transudate
exudate
pus
specific gravity
Exudate
protein content
Transudate
Keratinization
- Orthokeratinize
2. Parakeratinize
complete keratinization
w/out nucleus
Orthokeratinize
incomplete
w/ nucleus
Parakeratinize
Prevent relapse after tx
- Supracrestal fiberotomy
- Retainer
- Overcorrection