Sulcular epithelium

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The gingival sulcus (G) is bounded by the enamel (A) of the crown of the tooth and the sulcular epithelium. The sulcular epithelium is that epithelium which exists on the sulcular side of the free gingival margin (F). The oral epithelium (E) exists on the other side of the free gingival margin.

The sulcular epithelium is that

nonkeratinized.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Carranza's Clinical Periodontology, W.B. Saunders, 2002, page 23.