What are the different types of gingival fibers?

Eleven different gingival fiber groups comprise the CT attachment zone observed around a natural tooth and tissue: dentogingival (coronal, horizontal, and apical), alveologingival, intercapillary, transgingival, circular, semicircular, dentoperiosteal, transseptal, periosteogingival, intercircular, and intergingival.

What is the function of circumferential fibers?

Circumferential fibres encircle the neck of each tooth to form a band within the marginal gingiva. Transseptal fibres run from the cementum of one tooth and insert into that of the adjacent tooth by crossing the interdental septum [23].

What are the principal Fibres of PDL?

The PDL consists of principal fibers, loose connective tissue, blast and clast cells, oxytalan fibers and Cell Rest of Malassez. The primary principal fiber group is the alveolodental ligament, which consists of five different fiber subgroups.

What are the periodontal fibers?

The periodontal ligament, commonly abbreviated as the PDL, is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which it sits. It inserts into root cementum one side and onto alveolar bone on the other.

What are the fibers of the gingival tissue?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. The gingival fibers are the connective tissue fibers that inhabit the gingival tissue adjacent to teeth and help hold the tissue firmly against the teeth.

Is the periodontal ligament a connective tissue fiber?

[edit on Wikidata] The periodontal ligament, commonly abbreviated as the PDL, is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which it sits.

How does the gingival tissue protect against periodontitis?

These fibers attach the tooth to the gingival tissue. Gingival fibers work to protect against periodontitis and once they are compromised, they cannot be regenerated. When the gingival fibers are destroyed, the gingival sulcus increases in depth.

What causes disruption of the gingival fiber network?

Orthodontic tooth movement causes disruption of the periodontal ligament and the gingival fiber network, and a period of time is required for reorganization of these fibers after removal of the appliances: