Quick Facts
The dentoperiosteal fibers are gingival fibers that pass from the lamina propria of the gingiva to the alveolar bone.
Structure and/or Key Feature(s)
Gingival connective tissue is comprised of 60% fibroblasts, 5% vessels and nerves, and 35% matrix. There are four types of gingival fibers:
—dentogingival group;
—alveologingival group;
—circular group;
—dentoperiosteal fibers (Rajendran and Selvam, 2015).
Anatomical Relations
Dentoperiosteal fibers extend from the cement, travel over the crest, and incline apically between the lamina propria of the gingiva to the periosteum of the alveolar bone (Rajendran and Selvam, 2015).
Function
Dentoperiosteal fibers, as part of the gingival fiber group, anchor the marginal gingiva to the teeth and provide sufficient rigidity to the teeth to withstand the forces of mastication (Rajendran and Selvam, 2015).
References
Rajendran, M. and Selvam, U. A. (2015) 'Transseptal fibers - crosslinking convolutes: A review', Int J Contemp Dent Med Rev.
