Absolute Periodontal Pocket: Definition, Features, And Clinical Significance

Write short note on absolute periodontal pocket.
Answer. It is also known as true periodontal pocket.

In true periodontal pocket, destruction of supporting periodontium is seen.
It is associated with apical migration of junctional epithelium.
There is presence of progressive pocket deepening which leads to destruction of periodontium. Due to which there is loosening and exfoliation of teeth.
To have a true periodontal pocket, a probing measurement of 4 mm or more must be clinically evidenced. In this state, much of the gingival fiers that initially attached the gingival tissue to the tooth have been irreversibly destroyed.

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