Open AccessMorphological study of proximal root grooves and their influence on periodontal attachment loss
Author(s) -
Saravpreet Kaur,
Rajan Gupta,
Parveen Dahiya,
Mukesh Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.179404
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical attachment loss , dentistry , etiology , gingival and periodontal pocket , periodontal disease , orthodontics , pathology
The etiology of periodontal diseases is multifactorial including both systemic and local causes. Local factors such as grooves on root surfaces contribute a great deal to the causation of periodontal diseases.