Category: P

Reactive proliferation of osteoclasts arising from the periosteum or superficial periodontal ligament possibly in response to local irritation or trauma.  

Inflammatory response of the gingiva to microbial plaque, modified or accentuated by hormonal changes during the circumpubertal period.  

Inflammatory response of the gingiva to microbial plaque, modified or accentuated by hormonal changes which occur most often during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy; typically reversible at parturition.  

Inflammation of the gingiva resulting from microbial plaque.  

Force applied to dislodge an implant along its long axis and opposite from its direction of placement.  

A surgical flap with lateral releasing incisions.  

A surgical flap of mucosa and connective tissue that does not include the periosteum.  

A laterally rotated flap employing the gingival papilla.  

The major fiber groups of the functioning periodontium.  

Typically, a collection of collagenous or elastic connective tissue.