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Periodontal pocket

MedGen UID:
45814
•Concept ID:
C0031094
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Periodontal Pocket; Periodontal Pockets; Pocket, Periodontal; Pockets, Periodontal
SNOMED CT: Periodontal pocketing (109629007); Periodontal pocket (109629007)

Definition

An abnormal deepening of a gingival sulcus associated with destruction of the supporting periodontal tissue. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeriodontal pocket

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smart stimuli-responsive hydrogels for drug delivery in periodontitis treatment.
Wang Y, Li J, Tang M, Peng C, Wang G, Wang J, Wang X, Chang X, Guo J, Gui S
Biomed Pharmacother 2023 Jun;162:114688. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114688. PMID: 37068334
The role of cigarette smoking in periodontal disease and treatment outcomes of dental implant therapy.
Apatzidou DA
Periodontol 2000 2022 Oct;90(1):45-61. Epub 2022 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/prd.12449. PMID: 35950749
Implant Disease Risk Assessment IDRA-a tool for preventing peri-implant disease.
Heitz-Mayfield LJA, Heitz F, Lang NP
Clin Oral Implants Res 2020 Apr;31(4):397-403. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/clr.13585. PMID: 32003037

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of Sub-Gingivally Delivered Propolis Nanoparticle in Non-Surgical Management of Periodontal Pocket: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Sahu SA, Panda S, Das AC, Mishra L, Rath S, Sokolowski K, Kumar M, Mohanty R, Nayak R, Satpathy A, Lapinska B
Biomolecules 2023 Oct 26;13(11) doi: 10.3390/biom13111576. PMID: 38002260Free PMC Article
Er:YAG laser-assisted comprehensive periodontal pocket therapy for residual periodontal pocket treatment: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Aoki A, Mizutani K, Mikami R, Ohsugi Y, Kobayashi H, Akizuki T, Taniguchi Y, Takeuchi Y, Katagiri S, Sasaki Y, Komaki M, Meinzer W, Izumi Y, Iwata T
J Periodontol 2023 Oct;94(10):1187-1199. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0552. PMID: 37015852
Multiple cemental tears.
Watanabe C, Watanabe Y, Miyauchi M, Fujita M, Watanabe Y
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012 Sep;114(3):365-72. Epub 2012 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.01.003. PMID: 22862978
Periodontal inflamed surface area: quantifying inflammatory burden.
Nesse W, Abbas F, van der Ploeg I, Spijkervet FK, Dijkstra PU, Vissink A
J Clin Periodontol 2008 Aug;35(8):668-73. Epub 2008 Jun 28 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01249.x. PMID: 18564145
Intentional replantation.
Jantarat J
Aust Endod J 1998 Aug;24(2):78-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.1998.tb00013.x. PMID: 11431818

Diagnosis

The periodontal pocket.
Donos N
Periodontol 2000 2018 Feb;76(1):7-15. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/prd.12203. PMID: 29194794
Multiple cemental tears.
Watanabe C, Watanabe Y, Miyauchi M, Fujita M, Watanabe Y
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012 Sep;114(3):365-72. Epub 2012 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.01.003. PMID: 22862978
Site-based versus subject-based periodontal diagnosis.
Persson GR
Periodontol 2000 2005;39:145-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2005.00130.x. PMID: 16135069
Diagnosis and management of periodontal diseases in children and adolescents.
Clerehugh V, Tugnait A
Periodontol 2000 2001;26:146-68. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0757.2001.2260108.x. PMID: 11452903
Diagnosis and epidemiology of periodontal osseous lesions.
Papapanou PN, Tonetti MS
Periodontol 2000 2000 Feb;22:8-21. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0757.2000.2220102.x. PMID: 11276518

Therapy

Efficacy of Sub-Gingivally Delivered Propolis Nanoparticle in Non-Surgical Management of Periodontal Pocket: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Sahu SA, Panda S, Das AC, Mishra L, Rath S, Sokolowski K, Kumar M, Mohanty R, Nayak R, Satpathy A, Lapinska B
Biomolecules 2023 Oct 26;13(11) doi: 10.3390/biom13111576. PMID: 38002260Free PMC Article
Er:YAG laser-assisted comprehensive periodontal pocket therapy for residual periodontal pocket treatment: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Aoki A, Mizutani K, Mikami R, Ohsugi Y, Kobayashi H, Akizuki T, Taniguchi Y, Takeuchi Y, Katagiri S, Sasaki Y, Komaki M, Meinzer W, Izumi Y, Iwata T
J Periodontol 2023 Oct;94(10):1187-1199. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0552. PMID: 37015852
Osseous resective surgery.
Carnevale G, Kaldahl WB
Periodontol 2000 2000 Feb;22:59-87. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0757.2000.2220106.x. PMID: 11276517
Emdogain: evidence of efficacy.
Greenstein G
Compend Contin Educ Dent 2000 Apr;21(4):299-305, 308, 310 passim; quiz 314. PMID: 11199682
Surgical pocket therapy.
Palcanis KG
Ann Periodontol 1996 Nov;1(1):589-617. doi: 10.1902/annals.1996.1.1.589. PMID: 9118272

Prognosis

Er:YAG laser-assisted comprehensive periodontal pocket therapy for residual periodontal pocket treatment: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Aoki A, Mizutani K, Mikami R, Ohsugi Y, Kobayashi H, Akizuki T, Taniguchi Y, Takeuchi Y, Katagiri S, Sasaki Y, Komaki M, Meinzer W, Izumi Y, Iwata T
J Periodontol 2023 Oct;94(10):1187-1199. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0552. PMID: 37015852
Regenerative surgery versus access flap for the treatment of intra-bony periodontal defects: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nibali L, Koidou VP, Nieri M, Barbato L, Pagliaro U, Cairo F
J Clin Periodontol 2020 Jul;47 Suppl 22:320-351. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13237. PMID: 31860134
Success of non-surgical periodontal therapy in adult periodontitis patients: A retrospective analysis.
Van der Weijden GAF, Dekkers GJ, Slot DE
Int J Dent Hyg 2019 Nov;17(4):309-317. Epub 2019 May 16 doi: 10.1111/idh.12399. PMID: 30942938Free PMC Article
Multiple cemental tears.
Watanabe C, Watanabe Y, Miyauchi M, Fujita M, Watanabe Y
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012 Sep;114(3):365-72. Epub 2012 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.01.003. PMID: 22862978
Intentional replantation.
Jantarat J
Aust Endod J 1998 Aug;24(2):78-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.1998.tb00013.x. PMID: 11431818

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical parameters: biological validity and clinical utility.
Mombelli A
Periodontol 2000 2005;39:30-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2005.00117.x. PMID: 16135062
Periodontal diseases in Africa.
Baelum V, Scheutz F
Periodontol 2000 2002;29:79-103. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0757.2002.290105.x. PMID: 12102704
Current concepts and future trends for periodontal disease and periodontal therapy, Part 2: Classification, diagnosis, and nonsurgical and surgical therapy.
Lamster IB
Dent Today 2001 Mar;20(3):86-91. PMID: 12524874
Periodontal diagnostics.
Kinane DF
Ann R Australas Coll Dent Surg 2000 Oct;15:34-41. PMID: 11709970
Diagnosis of periodontal diseases: building a bridge from today's methods to tomorrow's technology.
Jeffcoat MK
J Dent Educ 1994 Aug;58(8):613-9. PMID: 7929996

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of periodontitis in dentate people between 2011 and 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.
Trindade D, Carvalho R, Machado V, Chambrone L, Mendes JJ, Botelho J
J Clin Periodontol 2023 May;50(5):604-626. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13769. PMID: 36631982
Epidemiologic relationship between periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Wu CZ, Yuan YH, Liu HH, Li SS, Zhang BW, Chen W, An ZJ, Chen SY, Wu YZ, Han B, Li CJ, Li LJ
BMC Oral Health 2020 Jul 11;20(1):204. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01180-w. PMID: 32652980Free PMC Article
Regenerative surgery versus access flap for the treatment of intra-bony periodontal defects: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nibali L, Koidou VP, Nieri M, Barbato L, Pagliaro U, Cairo F
J Clin Periodontol 2020 Jul;47 Suppl 22:320-351. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13237. PMID: 31860134
Biomaterials for promoting periodontal regeneration in human intrabony defects: a systematic review.
Sculean A, Nikolidakis D, Nikou G, Ivanovic A, Chapple IL, Stavropoulos A
Periodontol 2000 2015 Jun;68(1):182-216. doi: 10.1111/prd.12086. PMID: 25867987
Periodontal regeneration - intrabony defects: a systematic review from the AAP Regeneration Workshop.
Kao RT, Nares S, Reynolds MA
J Periodontol 2015 Feb;86(2 Suppl):S77-104. Epub 2014 Sep 12 doi: 10.1902/jop.2015.130685. PMID: 25216204

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