The periodontist will also take a small measuring instrument called a probe and place it between the teeth and gums to determine the depth of those spaces, known as periodontal pockets; this helps the periodontist assess the health of the gums.
The ground substance of connective tissue is different from all of these fluids; it is the liquid medium through which these other fluid exchanges take place.
Bone. Bone. Like other connective tissues, bone consists of a matrix containing fibers (primarily collagen) and cells embedded in a ground substance. However, in bone the ground substance is in large part calcium salts; in fact, the major portion of the dry weight of bone may be composed of these inorganic salts.This makes the matrix of bone hard, so that it is an ideal tissue to serve as a rigid support for the body.ike other connective tissues, bone consists of a matrix containing fibers (primarily collagen) and cells embedded in a ground substance.