marginal gingiva

The marginal gingiva is supported and stabilized by the gingival fibers.

The attached gingiva is continuous with the marginal gingiva.

The marginal gingiva is the terminal edge of gingiva surrounding the teeth in collar like fashion.

This interface exists at the most coronal point of the gingiva, otherwise known as the crest of the marginal gingiva.

A gingival pocket presents when the marginal gingiva experiences an edematous reaction, whether due to localized irritation and subsequent inflammation, systemic issues, or drug induced gingival hyperplasia.

They serve to stabilize the marginal gingiva by uniting it with both the tissue of the more rigid attached gingiva as well as the cementum layer of the tooth.

Unlike plaque-induced inflammation it is a dusky red colour and extends beyond the marginal gingiva, often to the full width of the attached gingiva and sometimes onto the alveolar mucosa.

An abscess of the periodontal tissue is termed a gingival abscess when the localized, purulent infection involves only the soft gum tissue near the marginal gingiva or the interdental papilla.