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Abstract
Abnormal enlargement or overgrowth of the gingivae brought about by enlargement of existing cells.
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- Gingival Hypertrophies
- Hypertrophies, Gingival
- Hypertrophy, Gingival
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gingival Hypertrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005886. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005886
- Gingival Hypertrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556743