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Rete pegs (also known as rete processes or rete ridges) are the Epithelium extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both epidermis and .
In the epithelium of the mouth, the gingiva exhibit rete pegs, while the sulcularItoiz, ME; Carranza, FA: The Gingiva. In Newman, MG; Takei, HH; Carranza, FA; editors: Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology, 9th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 2002. pages 23. and junctional epithelia do not.Page, RC; Schroeder, HE. "Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Periodontal Disease: A Summary of Current Work." Lab Invest 1976;34(3):235-249 Scar lacks rete pegs and scars tend to shear off more easily than normal tissue as a result.
Also known as papillae, they are downward thickenings of the epidermis between the dermal papillae.
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