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Plaque‐free zones on human teeth in periodontitis
Author(s) -
Saglie Reinaldo,
Johansen Jan R.,
Tollefsen Tore
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1975.tb01741.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , dental plaque , stereo microscope , periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , medicine
The surface morphology of the pocket area of extracted, periodontally involved, human teeth was studied with the stereomicroscope. A plaque‐free zone was found to be present in all specimens. The width of the plaque‐free zone was found to decrease as the pocket depth and loss of attachment increase.