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Attached Gingiva (AG)
Attached Gingiva is that part of the gingival tissue that is tightly bound to the underlying alveolar bone. It is bordered coronally by the epithelial attachment (bottom of the pocket) and apically by the mucogingival junction. The mucogingival junction is where the tightly bound attached gingiva ends and the loose alveolar mucosa begins. Attached Gingiva is the measurement (in millimeters) from the bottom of the pocket to the mucogingival junction. In health, this distance should be at least 2 mm.  Even though the program does not stop you from entering values for Attached Gingiva on the lingual and palatal sides of teeth, this is a facial measurement and only facial values should be entered. Allowable values for Attached Gingiva are from 0 to 9 mm.

Bleeding, Suppuration, Plaque and Calculus
Bleeding and Suppuration (on probing) is closely linked to the Pocket Depth measurement because bleeding and suppuration are observed while probing the pocket to measure the pocket depth. Plaque and Calculus are non-mineralized and mineralized deposits on teeth. All four of these categories are measured separately on the Perio Chart.  A positive status for these four categories are all similar in that they all are represented by a colored circle.  When the colored circle appears, the condition exists for that surface. The colors are as follows:

• Bleeding (Red)
• Suppuration (Yellow)
• Plaque (Blue)
• Calculus (Green)

A negative status for all four categories is represented by an empty circle “O”. This means the condition does not exist.
As with other categories, a blank cell indicates that the condition was “Not Observed”.

Special Simultaneous Entry Method for Pocket Depth, Bleeding, and Suppuration
Since Bleeding and Suppuration are often measured on probing, special keystroke combinations are available to chart these items simultaneously. The special keystroke combinations are as follows:

• Pocket Depth Alone: Pocket Depth number alone
• Pocket Depth + Bleeding: Shift + Pocket Depth number
• Pocket Depth + Suppuration:  Ctrl + Pocket Depth number
• Pocket Depth + Bleeding + Suppuration:  Alt + Pocket Depth number