Pathology[edit] Main article: Gingival and periodontal pockets. When the sulcular depth is chronically in excess of three millimeters, regular home care may be insufficient to properly cleanse the full depth of the sulcus, allowing food debris and microbes to accumulate, forming dental biofilm.
Grapple [ v. t.] - To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. - To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. - A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. - An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. - A grappling iron.
When you wrestle with something â literally or figuratively â you grapple with it, or try to overcome it. If you trace the word grapple back to its French roots, youâll discover that the word originally referred to a grape hook, a pronged tool used to harvest grapes.