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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: grommet \grommet\ (gr[o^]mm[e^]t), n. [F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb.] 1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope. Sometimes written grummet. [1913 Webster] 2.