Periodontium
The peridontium is the supporting apparatus of the tooth. It is the tissue that surrounds and fixes the tooth in its position. It also serves as a barrier - it prevents the entry of bacteria, remains of food and other harmful noxes.
The periodontium is formed by the following structures:
- gingiva (gum),
- cementum (dental cement),
- alveolar bone (bone bed),
- periodoncium fibres,
- sulcus gingivalis (gum groove).
Periodontology deals with diseases of the periodontium.
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Related articles
- Anatomy of the periodontium
- Damage to hard tissues and periodontium
- Periodontal disease
- Sharpey's fibres
Sources
- HELWIG, Elmar – KLIMEK, Joachim, et al. Záchovná stomatologie a parodontologie. 1. edition. Praha : Grada Publishing, a.s, 1999. 0 pp. ISBN 80-247-0311-4.
