Clinical attachment loss
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Clinical attachment loss (CAL) is the predominant clinical manifestation and determinant of periodontal disease.
Anatomy of the attachment
Teeth are attached to the surrounding and supporting alveolar bone by
The supracrestal attachment apparatus is composed of two layers: the
Periodontal disease
Plaque-induced periodontal diseases are generally classified destructive or non-destructive. Clinical attachment loss is a sign of destructive (physiologically irreversible) periodontal disease.
The term clinical attachment loss is used almost exclusively to refer to connective tissue attachment loss:https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/loss+of+attachment
Sites with periodontitis exhibit clinical signs of gingival inflammation and loss of connective tissue attachment. Connective tissue attachment loss refers to the pathological detachment of collagen fibers from cemental surface with the concomitant apical migration of the junctional or pocket epithelium onto the root surface.[2]