Lecture slides anatomy of periodontium 2008
Lecture slides anatomy of periodontium 2008
Lecture slides anatomy of periodontium 2008
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Gingival Fluid (Sulcular Fluid)<br />
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It can be represented as either a transudate or an exudate<br />
It is potential use as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker <strong>of</strong> the<br />
biologic state <strong>of</strong> the <strong>periodontium</strong> in health and disease.<br />
It is contains components <strong>of</strong> connective tissue, epithelium,<br />
inflammatory cells, serum, and microbial flora inhabiting the gingival<br />
margin or the sulcus (pocket).<br />
In the healthy sulcus the amount <strong>of</strong> the gingival fluid is very small.<br />
During inflammation, however, the gingival fluid flow increases<br />
The main route <strong>of</strong> the gingival fluid diffusion is through the basement<br />
membrane, through the relatively wide intracellular spaces <strong>of</strong> the<br />
junctional epithelium, and then into the sulcus.<br />
The functions are:<br />
• cleanse material from the sulcus,<br />
• contain plasma proteins that may improve adhesion <strong>of</strong> the epithelium to the tooth,<br />
• possess antimicrobial properties,<br />
• exert antibody activity to defend the gingival.<br />
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