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pocket (pokĀ“әt) a bag or pouch; see also cavity, recess, and sac. infrabony pocket
, intra-alveolar pocket
, intrabony pocket
a periodontal pocket in which the bottom is apical to the level of the adjacent alveolar bone. periodontal pocket
a gingival sulcus that extends abnormally deep into the periodontal ligament apically to the original level of the resorbed
alveolar crest. suprabony pocket
, supracrestal pocket
a periodontal pocket in which the bottom is coronal to the underlying bone.
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