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Gingival overgrowth
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Hyperplasia of the gingiva (that is, a thickening of the soft tissue overlying the alveolar ridge. The degree of thickening ranges from involvement of the interdental papillae alone to gingival overgrowth covering the entire tooth crown. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125428 ]
Term info
Label
Gingival overgrowth
Synonyms
- Gingival enlargement
- Gingival hyperplasia
- Gum enlargement
- Gum hypertrophy
- Hypertrophic gingivitis
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
This finding is to be distinguished from overgrowth of the alveolar ridge.
has alternative id
HP:0000195
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
has related synonym
Oral soft tissue hyperplasia
id
HP:0000212
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
hypertrophic and
inheres in some gingiva and
has modifier some abnormal)