Chapter 6, Slide 19 Regressed epithelial attachment on cementum
With age, the gingival epithelial attachment to the cementum regresses. Sometimes a dental cuticle (material built up between the cementum and epithelium) forms. Numerous inflammatory cells (many red dots in connective tissue) indicate the existence pathological process (e.g. gingivitis).
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Legend: A, Dental cuticle (arrow); B, Sulcular epithelium; C, Junctional epithelium