Sulcular epithelium
The sulcular epithelium is that epithelium which lines the gingival sulcus.[1] It is apically bounded by the junctional epithelium and meets the epithelium of the oral cavity at the height of the free gingival margin. The sulcular epithelium is nonkeratinized.[1]
References
- ^ a b Carranza's Clinical Periodontology, W.B. Saunders, 2002, page 23.
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Dentistry involving supporting structures of teeth (Periodontology)
- Periodontium
- Alveolar bone
- Biologic width
- Bundle bone
- Cementum
- Free gingival margin
- Gingiva
- Gingival fibers
- Gingival sulcus
- Junctional epithelium
- Mucogingival junction
- Periodontal ligament
- Sulcular epithelium
- Stippling
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