gingival overgrowth
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 ]
Term info
- MESH:D019214 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- SCTID:54711002 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:523.8 (MONDO:relatedTo)
- DOID:3086 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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)
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D019214, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3086, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/54711002
gingival enlargement
MONDO:0002507