| periodontal pocket | An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment and bone resorption. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gingival pocket | An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth. 2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into which the balls are driven. 3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc. In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity, the articles being sold by actual weight. 4. A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like. 5. <chemical> A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity. A hole containing water. 6. <zoology> Same as Pouch. Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation of compound words usually of obvious signification; as, pocket comb, pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket handkerchief, pocket money, pocket picking, or pocket-picking, etc. Out of pocket. See Out, Pocket borough, a borough "owned" by some person. See Borough. Pocket gopher, a sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer. Origin: OE. Poket, Prov. F. & OF. Poquette, F. Pochette, dim. Fr. Poque, pouque, F. Poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Seessel's pocket | The part of the embryonic foregut extending cephalad to the level of the oral plate and caudal to the pituitary diverticulum (Rathke's pouch). Synonym: preoral gut. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcrestal pocket | A pocket extending apically below the level of the adjacent alveolar crest. Synonym: infrabony pocket, intrabony pocket. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Troltsch's pocket | Synonym: anterior recess of tympanic membrane, posterior recess of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical periodontal cyst | An inflammatory odontogenic cyst derived histogenetically from Malassez' epithelial rests surrounding the root apex of a nonvital tooth. Synonym: periapical cyst, radicular cyst, root end cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gingival-Periodontal Index | An index of gingivitis, gingival irritation, and advanced periodontal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal | <dentistry> Pertaining to your gums. For example periodontal disease is gum disease. (08 Jan 1998) |
| periodontal abscess | Localised circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal anaesthesia | Anaesthesia of the periodontal ligament, produced by injection of a local anaesthetic drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal atrophy | Decrease in size and/or cellular elements of the periodontium after it has reached normal maturity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal attachment loss | Loss or destruction of periodontal tissue caused by periodontitis or other destructive periodontal diseases or by injury during instrumentation. Attachment refers to the periodontal ligament which attaches to the alveolar bone. It has been hypothesised that treatment of the underlying periodontal disease and the seeding of periodontal ligament cells enable the creating of new attachment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal cyst | An epithelium-lined sac containing fluid; usually found at the apex of a pulp-involved tooth. The lateral type occurs less frequently along the side of the root. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal disease | <dentistry, disease> A general term that includes all diseases of the gums, teeth and underlying bone. A major cause of tooth loss. See: gingivitis and calculus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Periodontal Disease Index | An index used for estimating the degree of periodontal disease based on the measurement of six representative teeth for gingival inflammation, pocket depth, calculus and plaque, attrition, mobility, and lack of contact. (05 Mar 2000) |