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FIBRES OF PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT
functions of the fibers
1. Alveolar crest fibres - prevent extrusion of teeth
2. Horizontal fibres - maintain mesiodistal width of teeth
3. Oblique fibres - bear the vertical masticatory forces
4. Apical fibres - radiate from cementum to the socket
5. Transeptal fibres - reconstructed even after destruction
special features
transseptal fibers - regenerated after injury