| gingival |
of or relating to the gums
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| gingival crevice |
a shallow trough or fissure surrounding the anatomic crown of a tooth; considered by some authorities to be the same as the gingival sulcus and by others to be two separate and distinct entities. Called also subgingival space.
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| gingival crest |
the coronal border of the gingiva.
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| gingival cyst |
an odontogenic cyst of the soft tissue of either the free or attached gingiva, presenting as a small, well-circumscribed, painless swelling, sometimes resembling a superficial mucocele.
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| gingival epithelium |
the stratified squamous epithelial covering of the gingival tissues, varying in architecture according to location, functional demands, and adaptation.
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