Week 5 - Periodontal & Gingival Fiber Ligaments Flashcards
Where are gingival fiber ligaments located?
Coronally
What does the gingival fiber ligament do for the marginal gingiva?
Provide rigidty and density to the marginal gingiva
What does the gingival fiber ligament act as for the alveolar bone?
Periosteum (attachment zone) for the interproximal crestal alveolar bone
What width does the gingival fiber ligament provide?
One half of the biologic width
- 2mm barrier space between restoration and edge of pocket depth
What does the gingival fiber ligament do in terms of protection?
Protective barrier for the crestal alveolar bone against the spread of gingival inflammation apically
What does gingival fiber ligament inhibit?
The apical migration of the junctional epithelium
- to keep the pocket depth at a minimum
What are the fiber groups of the GFL?
- alveologingival
- circular (alveolar crest to gingival tissue)
- dentogingival (tooth to gingiva)
- dentoperiosteal (tooth to periosteum (alveolar crest))
- semicircular (stabilize buccal lingually)
- transseptal (tooth to tooth; keep stable mesiodistally)
- transgingival (buccal to lingual papilla to stay in tact)
What is the biological width?
The area of the junctional epithelium and gingival fiber ligament attached to the root of a tooth
Where does the biological width extend from?
The most coronal attachment of the junctional epithelium to the crestal alveolar bone
What does violation of the biological width due to placement of overextended restoration margins result in?
Chronic inflammation and induce loss of supporting alveolar bone with formation of a diseased periodontal pocket
- ‘body saying you are too close to the alveolar crest, i need that 2mm of space so back off’
Describe the measurements of the biological width
Junctional epithelium:
0.98mm
- Used in measuring pocket depth. Where probe is pushed down and cannot go farther
Gingival fiber ligaments:
1.02
= 2.00mm of biological width results
What happens if there is violation of the biologic width?
Chronic irritation and possibility to do crown lengthening
Where is the periodontal ligament?
More apical than GFL
What are the functions of the PDL?
- supportive (suspends tooth in socket)
- regenerative (undifferentiated cells for repair and cementum/bone repair)
- nutritional (blood vessels to deliver)
- sensory (tactile receptors)
- protective (cushioning tooth)
What cells if the PDL derived from?
Ectomesenchymal cells (neural crest) in the intermediate zone of the dental follicle
What do cells in the most peripheral zone (outer) of the dental follicle give rise to?
Alveolar bone proper
What do cells in the most proximal (inner) give rise to?
Cementoblasts
How does the PDL help with development?
As tooth grows, the PDL fibers contract and push tooth up into mouth
How is the PDL made?
Due to interlocking branches from both sides
- embedding of collagen fibers of the PDL into cementum
What are the embedding of collagen fibers of the PDL into cementum?
Sharpey’s fibers
What provides support for the principle fiber groups of the PDL?
Indifferent fiber plexus of small diameter collagen fibers in random orientations
What are resident cell populations of the PDL?
- fibroblasts (repair collagen)
- osteoblasts (repair bone)
- cementoblasts (repair cementum)
- macrophages (immune response, resorption)
- undifferentiated mesenchymal cells (backup to make mature cells)
- endothelial cells (line blood vessels)
- epithelial cells (come form gingiva)
What are the PDL fiber groups?
- alveolar crest
- horizontal
- oblique
- apical
- interradicular (in furications of multirooted teeth)
What do x-sectional views of the PDL show?
The arrangement of fibers that resist torque-like force on the tooth
What is the function of apical fiber groups?
Resist vertical force
What is the function of oblique fiber groups?
Resist intrusive force