Preferred Label : gingival recession;

MeSH definition : Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown of the tooth. This is common with advancing age, vigorous tooth brushing, diseases, or tissue loss of the gingiva, the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT and the supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).;

MeSH synonym : recessions, gingival; recession, gingival; gingival recessions;

MeSH hyponym : gingival atrophy; Gingival Atrophies; Atrophy of Gingiva; Gingiva Atrophies; Gingiva Atrophy;

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Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown of the tooth. This is common with advancing age, vigorous tooth brushing, diseases, or tissue loss of the gingiva, the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT and the supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).

http://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD007161
2009
false
true
false
United Kingdom
France
gingival recession
review of literature
french abstract

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