What does a Dentist mean when he said someone has a "Plaque Pocket"?!
Question: What does a Dentist mean when he said someone has a "Plaque Pocket".?
this was said while someone was having a teeth cleaningHealth Question & Answer
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nastynessHealth Question & Answer
JOE,
WHAT THE DENTIST MEANT W/O GETTING TOO COMPLICATED IN HIS EXPLANATION, IS REALLY KNOWN AS A PERIODONTAL POCKET.
This is an area between the tooth and gum that allows plaque bacteria to get trapped and where bone loss around the tooth occurs, ultimately causing its loss.Health Question & Answer
WHAT THE DENTIST MEANT W/O GETTING TOO COMPLICATED IN HIS EXPLANATION, IS REALLY KNOWN AS A PERIODONTAL POCKET.
This is an area between the tooth and gum that allows plaque bacteria to get trapped and where bone loss around the tooth occurs, ultimately causing its loss.Health Question & Answer
I think it means your gums has formed a pocket around the top part of a tooth or tooths from where there was plaque right up against the gumline.Health Question & Answer