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PAPILLA GINGIVALIS [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Jaw, Gums and Parodontium
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A cone-shaped pad of the interdental gingiva filling the space between two contiguous teeth up to the contact area, as viewed from the labial, buccal, or lingual aspect ...

OBS

gingival papilla; papilla gingivalis : designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • inter-dental papilla
  • inter-proximal papilla

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Maxillaires, gencives et parodonte
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Petit soulèvement de la muqueuse gingivale situé dans l'espace délimité par les collets de deux dents voisines.

OBS

papille gingivale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

papilla gingivalis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • papille inter-dentaire

Spanish

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