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2. Gums - Wikipedia

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   Healthy gums fill and fit each space between the teeth, unlike the swollen gum papilla seen in gingivitis or the empty interdental embrasure seen in periodontal disease. Healthy gums hold tight to each tooth in that the gum surface narrows to "knife-edge" thin at the free gingival margin. On the other hand, inflamed gums have a "puffy" or ...

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

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   The gums should have a light pink color, with a dull, orange peel-like surface. ... They also shouldn't bleed when brushed. What Unhealthy Gums Look Like. ... keep the gums healthy, and whiten the ...

4. Desquamative gingivitis - Wikipedia

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   Desquamative gingivitis is a descriptive clinical term, not a diagnosis. [1] Dermatologic conditions cause about 75% of cases of desquamative gingivitis, and over 95% of the dermatologic cases are accounted for by either oral lichen planus or cicatricial pemphigoid. [1]

5. 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 ...

6. List of periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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   In health, the junctional epithelium creates the most coronal attachment of the gum tissue to the tooth at or near the cementoenamel junction. In the established lesion of periodontal disease, the connective tissue lying subjacent to the junctional epithelium is nearly destroyed, failing to properly support the epithelium and buttress it ...

7. Stippling (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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   Stippling used to be thought to indicate health, but it has since been shown that smooth gingiva is not an indication of disease, unless it is smooth due to a loss of previously existing stippling. Stippling is a consequence of the microscopic elevations and depressions of the surface of the gingival tissue due to the connective tissue ...