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) [ MESH:D019214 ]
Synonyms: gingival enlargement
Term information
- ICD9:523.8 (MONDO:relatedTo)
- UMLS:C0376480 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:3086 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D019214 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:87712 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- SCTID:54711002 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://identifiers.org/mesh/D019214
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3086
http://identifiers.org/medgen/87712
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0376480
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/54711002