Periodontal pockets occur when gum disease makes pockets around the teeth.

To have a true periodontal pocket, a probing measurement of 4 mm or more must be clinically evidenced.

A complete removal of calculus from the periodontal pockets using hand and ultrasonic instruments is not totally effective.

This results in craters, or periodontal pockets -areas of infection where the gum actually pulls away from the tooth surface.

A periodontal pocket is a dental term indicating the presence of an abnormally deepened gingival sulcus.

Irrigation with effervescent (peroxide) agents which may affect anaerobic bacteria colonizing the periodontal pocket.

Oral epithelium proliferating apically from periodontal pocket.

In addition, Nocardia are oral microflora found in healthy gingiva as well as periodontal pockets.

Reducing the depths of the periodontal pockets eliminates an environment that is hospitable for the more virulent periodontal pathogens.

To treat periodontal pockets equal or greater 5mm chlorhexidine is also available in high concentration (36 %) in a gelatine-chip (PerioChip).

In dentistry, ostectomy refers specifically to the removal of bone surrounding a tooth in an attempt to eliminate an adjacent periodontal pocket.

Fumarate reductase is an enzyme that has been found in the pathogenic bacteria in the biofilm in periodontal pockets.

Gingival and periodontal pockets are dental terms indicating the presence of an abnormal gingival sulcus near the point at which the gums contact a tooth.

Dr. Joy maintains that impacted wisdom teeth "invariably" cause periodontal pockets to form behind the adjacent teeth, which can jeopardize these teeth.

When inflammation and infection of the gums extends to the tooth-supporting bone, the bone's response is decalcification and recession with the creation of periodontal pockets.

Arestin (1 mg doses administered locally into periodontal pockets, after scaling and root planing, for treatment of periodontal disease.)

Subgingival micro-organisms (those that exist under the gum line) colonize the periodontal pockets and cause further inflammation in the gum tissues and progressive bone loss.

Most alternative "at-home" gum disease treatments involve injecting antimicrobial solutions, such as hydrogen peroxide, into periodontal pockets via slender applicators or oral irrigators.

In some people, gingivitis progresses to periodontitis - with the destruction of the gingival fibers, the gum tissues separate from the tooth and deepened sulcus, called a periodontal pocket.

"Gingival curettage is a surgical procedure designed to remove the soft tissue lining of the periodontal pocket with a curet, leaving only a gingival connective tissue lining.

Food can also become stuck between the wisdom tooth and the tooth infront, termed food packing, and cause acute inflammation in a periodontal pocket when the bacteria become trapped.

The typical initial treatment known to be effective is scaling and root planing (SRP) to mechanically debride the depths of the periodontal pocket and disrupt the biofilm present.

Hydrogen peroxide is a naturally occurring antimicrobial that can be delivered directly to the gingival sulcus or periodontal pocket using a custom formed medical device called a Perio Tray.

Regardless of the etiology, when gingival hyperplasia occurs, greater than normal (the measurement in a pre-pathological state) periodontal probing measurements can be read, creating the illusion that periodontal pockets have developed.

Some evidence suggests that the extraction of the asymptomatic tooth may be beneficial if caries are present on the adjacent second molar, or if periodontal pockets are present distal to the second molar.