Palatogingival groove - a silent killer: Treatment of an osseous defect due to it | Zendy

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Palatogingival groove - a silent killer: Treatment of an osseous defect due to it

Author(s) -

KrishnaKumar Gupta,

Amitabh Srivastava,

Sumedha Srivastava,

Jagriti Gupta

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

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.84388

Subject(s) - groove (engineering) , medicine , radiodensity , dentistry , periodontology , radiography , orthodontics , surgery , materials science , metallurgy

A male patient of 21 years of age reported to the Department of Periodontology and Implantology with a chief complain of pus discharge in both right and left upper lateral incisors. On clinical examination a deep pocket of about 10-14 mm was noticed in both lateral incisors. Radiographic interpretation shows a teardrop-shaped radiolucency in both the laterals giving suspicion of palatogingival groove, which was later discovered and treated surgically.

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