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Descriptor English: Gingival Pocket
Descriptor Spanish: Bolsa Gingival
Descriptor bolsa gingival
Scope note: Extensión anormal del surco gingival no acompañado por migración apical del epitelio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bolsa Gengival
Descriptor French: Poche gingivale
Entry term(s): Gingival Pockets
Pocket, Gingival
Pockets, Gingival
Tree number(s): C01.408.360
C07.465.714.258.480.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005888
Scope note: An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment.
Annotation: do not confuse with PERIODONTAL POCKET: read MeSH definition
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
Previous Indexing: Periodontitis (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under GINGIVITIS 1979-90; was see under PERIODONTITIS 1968-78
Online Note: search PERIODONTITIS 1968-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under GINGIVITIS 1979-90; was see under PERIODONTITIS 1968-78
Related: Periodontal Pocket MeSH
DeCS ID: 6027
Unique ID: D005888
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1991/06/18
Gingival Pocket - Preferred
Concept UI M0009242
Scope note An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment.
Preferred term Gingival Pocket
Entry term(s) Gingival Pockets
Pocket, Gingival
Pockets, Gingival



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