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Abstract
Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown of the tooth. This is common with advancing age, vigorous tooth brushing, diseases, or tissue loss of the gingiva, the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT and the supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
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- Gingival Recessions
- Recession, Gingival
- Recessions, Gingival
- Atrophy of Gingiva
- Gingival Atrophy
- Gingiva Atrophies
- Gingiva Atrophy
- Gingival Atrophies
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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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History Note
91(85); was see under GINGIVAL DISEASES 1985-90
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- Gingival Diseases (1966-1984)
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WU 240.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gingival Recession. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005889. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005889
- Gingival Recession. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingival_recession
- Gingival Recession. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964920