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Gingival Diseases

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	inflamm dis = GINGIVITIS or PERICORONITIS; note X ref EPULIS: EPULIS /congen = EPULIS, CONGENITAL see GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS & is indexed GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS /congen
Also Called:	Gingivosis,Epulides

Gingival Diseases Categories.

	Gingival Overgrowth - Excessive growth of the gingiva either by an increase in the size of the constituent cells (GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY) or by an increase in their number (GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA). (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p574)
	Gingival Recession - The exposure of root surface by an apical shift in the position of the gingiva.
	Gingivitis
	Pericoronitis - Inflammation of the gingiva surrounding the crown of a tooth.

Gingival Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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