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Gingival Hyperplasia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005885

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