intrabony pocket

intrabony pocket.

See periodontal pocket.

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pocket,

n in dentistry, a deepened gingival sulcus. See also gingival sulcus.

pocket, bleeding,

n an occurrence that denotes ulcerations of the pocket epithelium, with hemorrhaging through the broken surface from exposed connective tissue capillaries. May happen as a result of probing, oral hygiene, or other manipulation of the tissues such as dental procedures or eating.

pocket bottom,

n the base of the pocket, marked or limited by the epithelial attachment to the cementum of the root (periodontal pocket) or the enamel of the crown (gingival pocket). The depth from the base of the pocket to the gingival crest is measured by the periodontal probe.

pocket, calculus,

n the calcified deposits that usually occupy the pocket. It is attached to the tooth structure, with the gingival tissues tightly adapted to the surface of the calculus.

pocket, deepening,

n an increase of the depth of the pocket, which depends on apical proliferation of the epithelial attachment alongside the cementum, with subsequent separation from the tooth, or on hyperplasia of the gingivae resulting from inflammation.

pocket, depth of,

n the measurement, usually expressed in millimeters, of the distance between the gingival crest and the base of the pocket using a periodontal probe.

pocket, elimination,

n the application of therapeutic measures to obtain a healthy gingival attachment and an intact, functioning epithelial attachment. The procedures employed include curettage (root and gingival), reattachment, or new attachment operations, gingivectomy and gingivoplasty, and osseous and mucogingival surgical procedures.

pocket, gingival,

n a pseudopocket or false pocket formation; gingival inflammation with edema, hyperplasia, and ulceration of the sulcular epithelium but without apical proliferation of the epithelial attachment.

pocket in marginal periodontitis,

n a condition in which the inflammatory process has progressed from the gingival tissues to the underlying alveolar process. The changes are those associated with gingivitis and, in addition, resorptive bone lesions. The base of the pocket is at the junction of the epithelial attachment to the cementum of the root.

pocket, infrabony,

n a periodontal pocket, the base of which is apical to the crest of the alveolar bone. Consists basically of a vertical resorptive defect in alveolar and supporting bone, overlying which are a band of transseptal fibers connecting adjacent teeth, disintegrated fibers of gingival tissue, inflammatory cellular infiltrate, and hyperplastic pocket epithelium, accompanied by apical migration of the epithelial attachment. Clinical signs are those of periodontitis, associated with radiographic evidence of vertical bone resorption. It has been classified according to the number of remaining osseous walls supporting it for the purpose of therapeutic rationale. Also called
infracrestal pocket, intraalveolar pocket, and
intrabony pocket.

pocket, infracrestal,

n See pocket, infrabony.

pocket, intraalveolar,

n See pocket, infrabony.

pocket, intrabony,

n See pocket, infrabony.

pocket ionization chamber,

n See chamber, ionization.

pocket, marking,

n the accurate determination and delineation of pocket depth and topography as an aid to diagnosis and prognosis or to provide a guide for the gingivectomy incision or other surgical procedures.

pocket, periodontal,

n a pathologically deepened sulcus, with an ulcerated junctional epithelium and apical proliferation of the epithelial attachment. There is also a loss of bone and disorganization of the periodontal ligament.

pocket, suprabony,

n an area of crestal alveolar bone loss that results in a deepened gingival sulcus.

pocket surgery,

n a generic term referring to gingivectomy and gingivoplasty. See also gingivectomy and gingivoplasty.