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MeSH Heading: Gingiva
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.646.480
Unique ID: D005881
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005881
Annotation: /surg: prefer GINGIVOPLASTY or GINGIVECTOMY; inflammation = GINGIVITIS; peripheral giant cell granuloma = GINGIVAL DISEASES (IM) + GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL (IM), central giant cell granuloma = JAW DISEASES (IM) + GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL (IM)
Scope Note: Oral tissue surrounding and attached to TEETH.
Entry Term(s): Gums; Interdental Papilla; Papilla, Interdental
NLM Classification #: WU 240.5
See Also: Gingivectomy; Gingivoplasty
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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