The client exhibits a periodontal pocket of 6 mm.The amount of recession is 2 mm,and the distance from the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction is 10 mm.The amount of attached gingiva present is _____ mm.

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The amount of attached gingiva is calculated by subtracting the pocket depth and the recession from the total distance from the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction. So, 10 mm (distance to mucogingival junction) - 6 mm (pocket depth) - 2 mm (recession) = 2 mm. However, the correct calculation should consider the recession as part of the attached gingiva, leading to 10 mm - 6 mm = 4 mm of attached gingiva.

The Client Exhibits a Periodontal Pocket of 6 Mm