periodontal pocket


pocket

 [pok´et] a bag or pouch; see also cavity, recess, and sac.infrabony pocket (intra-alveolar pocket) (intrabony pocket) a periodontal pocket in which the bottom is apical to the level of the adjacent alveolar bone.periodontal pocket a gingival sulcus that extends abnormally deep into the periodontal ligament apically to the original level of the resorbed alveolar crest.suprabony pocket (supracrestal pocket) a periodontal pocket in which the bottom is coronal to the underlying bone.

per·i·o·don·tal pock·et

a pathologic deepening of the gingival sulcus resulting from detachment of the gingiva from the tooth.

per·i·o·don·tal pock·et

(perē-ō-dontăl pokĕt) Pathologically deepened gingival sulcus, a finding in periodontal disease.

per·i·o·don·tal pock·et

(perē-ō-dontăl pokĕt) Pathologic deepening of gingival sulcus resulting from detachment of gingiva from tooth.