Periodontal disease chapter
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Gingival Recession

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Up to 50% attachment loss with active inflammation

Up to 50% attachment loss with dormant disease

Up to 50% attachment loss radiographically

 

 

It is possible for the inflamed gingiva to recede apically. Once the microbes of periodontal disease come within 0.5mm of the bone crest it also recedes and all the tissues move apically in their normal relationship without forming a pocket.

The net result is exposure of the cemento-enamel junction and root surface but typically, no increase in sulcar depth and no pocket.

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