Open AccessPalatogingival groove - a silent killer: Treatment of an osseous defect due to it
Author(s) -
Krishna Kumar Gupta,
Amitabh Srivastava,
Shwetabh Srivastava,
Jagriti Gupta
Publication year - 2011
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.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.