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Descriptor English: Gingival Recession
Descriptor Spanish: Recesión Gingival
Descriptor recesión gingival
Entry term(s) atrofia gingival
retracción gingival
Scope note: Exposición de la superficie radicular cuando la encía se retrae apicalmente desde su posición en la corona del diente. Es común en la edad avanzada, cepillado dental fuerte, enfermedades, o pérdida tisular de la gingiva, el LIGAMENTO PERIODONTAL y el soporte óseo (EMINENCIA ALVEOLAR).
Descriptor Portuguese: Retração Gengival
Descriptor French: Récession gingivale
Entry term(s): Atrophy of Gingiva
Gingiva Atrophies
Gingiva Atrophy
Gingival Atrophies
Gingival Atrophy
Gingival Recessions
Recession, Gingival
Recessions, Gingival
Tree number(s): C07.465.714.258.447
C07.465.714.354.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005889
Scope note: 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).
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: Gingival Diseases (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under GINGIVAL DISEASES 1985-90
History Note: 91(85); was see under GINGIVAL DISEASES 1985-90
DeCS ID: 6028
Unique ID: D005889
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/05/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Gingival Recession - Preferred
Concept UI M0009243
Scope note 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).
Preferred term Gingival Recession
Entry term(s) Gingival Recessions
Recession, Gingival
Recessions, Gingival
Gingival Atrophy - Narrower
Concept UI M0513617
Preferred term Gingival Atrophy
Entry term(s) Atrophy of Gingiva
Gingiva Atrophies
Gingiva Atrophy
Gingival Atrophies



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