Gingiva

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Broader Terms

dental structure

Narrower Terms

gingival sulcus

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• 3 Usually, the facial keratinized gingiva is widest in the area of upper and lower incisors and narrowest in the area of mandibular canines and first premolars.
• Unfortunately, part of the important attached gingiva is sacrificed in the gingivectomy procedure.
• In a healthy mouth, gingiva is firmly in place encircling the necks of the teeth.
• The attached gingiva is defined as the portion of the gingivae extending from the base of the gingival crevice to the mucogingival line.
• "The gingiva is red around my crowns"--a differential diagnosis.

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