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Abstract
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)
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- Gingival Overgrowths
- Overgrowth, Gingival
- Overgrowths, 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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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- Gingival Hyperplasia (1978-1996)
- Gingival Hypertrophy (1992-1996)
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- National Library of Medicine. Gingival Overgrowth. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019214. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019214
- Gingival Overgrowth. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingival_enlargement
- Gingival Overgrowth. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2637111