Diseases

Gingival Hyperplasia

Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)

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Abstract

Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Gingival Hyperplasias
  • Hyperplasia, Gingival
  • Hyperplasias, Gingival

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35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY

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  1. C07.465w.714.258w.428w.250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gingival Hyperplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005885. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005885
  2. Gingival Hyperplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68799652