Hi All
Can anyone answer Julie's questions:
How is stippling caused?
2. What radiographic indications could you give evidence of a healthy attachment apparatus?
3. And how is the Periodontal ligament adaptive?
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Thanks Sophie
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Isnt stippling caused by the presence of the rete ridges, so when the gingiva is inflammed the ridges & stippling are lost, but when they are healthy the stipple reappears & the rete ridges too.
Q2.) On the radiograph, healthy bone levels should be at the height of the CEJ I think. So unhealthy the bone levels are below this. Also a more radiolucent area is present where pocketing is present from the CEJ toward the apex depending on how deep the pocket??
Hi All
Yes to your first blog. Healthy bone is 2mm away from CEJ, and the PL space appears as a very fine dark line surrounding the tooth. Would other like to add?
The periodontal ligament has an adaptive function as it can respond to different forces, as bone resorbs and redeposits the ligament regenerates to accomodate the new space.
I agree with amanda in that the stippling is caused by the rete ridges in the oral epithelium.
and thanks guys coz i didn't know the one about the "healthy" from the radiograph. :D
Thank You so very much! =]
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