Quiz 1 Flashcards
3 types of Oral Mucosa
- Masticatory
- Specialized
- Lining Mucosa
Tissues of the Periodontium (4)
- Gingiva
- Cementum
- PDL
- Alveolar Bone
Covers the alveolar bone and the tooth root to a level just coronal to the CEJ
Gingiva
The underlying connective tissue layer in the gingiva
Lamina Propria
What separates the attached mucosa and the alveolar mucosa?
Mucogingival junction
The terminal edge of the gingiva that surrounds the teeth in collar-like bone fashion
Marginal Gingiva
The linear depression that demarcates the margina gingiva from the attached gingiva
Free Gingival Groove
Free Gingival Groove width
1mm
The most coronal part of the free gingival margin
Gingival Zenith
This part is parallel to the CEJ and follows the contour of the CEJ
Free Gingival Margin
Location of the Free Gingival Margin
1-2mm coronal to the CEJ
The crevice around the tooth bounded surface of the tooth
Gingival Sulcus
Normal depth of the Gingival Sulcus
1-3mm (but the lesser the better)