title: Palatogingival groove - a silent killer: Treatment of an osseous defect due to it.
abstract: A male patient of 21 years of age reported to the Department of Periodontology and Implantology with a chief complain of pus discharge in both right and left upper lateral incisors. On clinical examination a deep pocket of about 10-14 mm was noticed in both lateral incisors. Radiographic interpretation shows a teardrop-shaped radiolucency in both the laterals giving suspicion of palatogingival groove, which was later discovered and treated surgically.
authors: Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Krishna Kumar
authors: KK
authors: Gupta
authors: Amitabh
authors: A
authors: Srivastava
authors: Sumedha
authors: S
authors: Srivastava
authors: Jagriti
authors: J
authors: Gupta