Structured Summary
Abstract
An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Pocket, Gingival
- Gingival Pockets
- Pockets, 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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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with PERIODONTAL POCKET: read MeSH definition
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History Note
91(75); was see under GINGIVITIS 1979-90; was see under PERIODONTITIS 1968-78
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- Periodontitis (1968-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gingival Pocket. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005888. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005888
- Gingival Pocket. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69030559