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  2. Gums - Wikipedia

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    Healthy gums are usually coral pink in light skinned people, and may be naturally darker with melanin pigmentation. Changes in color, particularly increased redness, together with swelling and an increased tendency to bleed, suggest an inflammation that is possibly due to the accumulation of bacterial plaque. Overall, the clinical appearance of ...

  3. Eight natural ways to get healthier, stronger gums and teeth

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    First, let's take a look at what your gums and teeth ideally should look like. The gums should have a light pink color, with a dull, orange peel-like surface. They also shouldn't bleed when brushed.

  4. Gum disease: causes, risks, prevention and when to see your ...

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    When it comes to maintaining your health, you may be overlooking one of the most important parts of your body: your mouth. Gum disease is the most common oral disease, with studies estimating that ...

  5. Mouth assessment - Wikipedia

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    The soft palate is checked with a penlight. It should be light pink, smooth and upwardly movable. To check the uvula, a tongue blade is pressed down on the patient's tongue and the patient is asked to say "ah"; the uvula should look like a pendant in the midline and rise along the soft palate. Abnormal findings include deviation of the uvula ...

  6. Smoker's melanosis - Wikipedia

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    Smoker's melanosis is seen with the naked eye as a brown to black pigmentation of the oral tissue i.e. the gums, [1] cheeks or palate [2] as well as in larynx. [3] [4] It is most often seen in the lower labial gingiva of tobacco users. Most easily it is found in Caucasians, due to their lack of a genetically caused melanin pigmentation. [5] [6]

  7. Gum Health Basics: What to Look Out For and How to Prevent ...

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  8. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    The irises of human eyes exhibit a wide spectrum of colours. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris [1] [2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [3]: 9

  9. The Surprising Relationship Between Oral Health and IBD - AOL

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    People with IBD are more likely to have gum inflammation than people without these conditions. And vice versa: Those with oral inflammation and various dental health symptoms are likelier to have ...