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Descriptor English: Gingivitis
Descriptor Spanish: Gingivitis
Descriptor gingivitis
Scope note: Inflamación de la encía (GINGIVA) sin pérdida de tejido conectivo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gengivite
Descriptor French: Gingivite
Entry term(s): Gingivitides
Tree number(s): C01.408
C07.465.714.258.480
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005891
Scope note: Inflammation of gum tissue (GINGIVA) without loss of connective tissue.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Pericoronitis MeSH
DeCS ID: 6030
Unique ID: D005891
NLM Classification: WU 240
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Gingivitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0009245
Scope note Inflammation of gum tissue (GINGIVA) without loss of connective tissue.
Preferred term Gingivitis
Entry term(s) Gingivitides



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