What’s the difference between attached gingiva and free gingiva?
Free is closer to the tooth
What do implants have instead of gum?
Peri-implant mucosa
When does the gingiva stop?
When pink gum goes dark
What’s the abutment and fixture?
The fixture goes into the abutment and can stick out of both the top and bottom or just the bottom
Where do cells shed and then get replaced?
Crevice
What is the supracrestal tissue attachment made of?
Junctional epithelium and the CT attachment
What follows on from the junctional epithelium? (2)
Supracrestal and then oral