Ms. Breathe arrives for her initial appointment. She is a he…

Ms. Breathe arrives for her initial appointment. She is a healthy 45-year-old female, and there are no changes noted in the medical history. During the examination you discover she has six 6-mm pockets, Class II furcation located on mandibular second molars, generalized slight recession and no missing teeth. What stage of periodontitis should be noted for this patient?

A periodontal pocket is a pocket formed by gingival enlargem…

A periodontal pocket is a pocket formed by gingival enlargement without apical migration of the junctional epithelium. A gingival pocket is a pocket formed as a result of disease or degeneration that caused the junctional epithelium to migrate along the cementum.