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Dentogingival Junction
This slide shows the dentogingival (D-G) junction. The epithelium of the junction is divided into sulcular (cervicular) epithelium (A), a continuation of oral epithelium, and junctional epithelium (B), derived from dental epithelium. The epithelium in this image is junctional. The sulcus (C) lies in the center of the field. Junctional epithelium forms the epithelial attachment of gingiva to tooth structure using hemidesomsomes. Here the epithelial attachment is to cementum (D).
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A - sulcular epithelium |
C - sulcus |
Lecture Notes
