Medical Definition of Gingival overgrowth

1. 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). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gingival Overgrowth

gingival elephantiasis
gingival embrasure
gingival enlargement
gingival epithelium
gingival festoon
gingival fibromatosis
gingival fistula
gingival flap
gingival fluid
gingival haemorrhage
gingival hyperplasia
gingival hypertrophy
gingival margin
gingival mucosa
gingival overgrowth (current term)
gingival pocket
gingival proliferation
gingival recession
gingival repositioning
gingival resorption
gingival retraction
gingival septum
gingival space
gingival sulcus
gingival tissues
gingival zone
gingivally
gingivectomies
gingivectomy

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