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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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