pseudopocket

pseu·do·pock·et

(sū'dō-pok'ĕt), A pocket, adjacent to a tooth, resulting from gingival hyperplasia and edema but without apical migration of the epithelial attachment.

pseudopocket

(soo'do-pok'et) A pocket that results from gingival inflammation with edema that produces an apparent abnormal depth of the gingival sulcus without apical movement of the bottom of the sulcus; a false pocket. See: gingivitis

pseu·do·pock·et

(sū'dō-pok'ĕt) A pocket, adjacent to a tooth, resulting from gingival hyperplasia and edema but without apical migration of the epithelial attachment.