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SULCUS GINGIVALIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Jaw, Gums and Parodontium
Universal entry(ies)
sulcus gingivalis
Latin
CONT

The gingival sulcus, a V-shaped crevice that surrounds each tooth, is bounded by the surface of the tooth on one side and the epithelium lining the free margin of the gingiva on the other.

OBS

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

French

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

Sillon peu profond entre le bord gingival et la dent.

OBS

Son approfondissement conduit à la formation de poches.

OBS

sillon gingival : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

sulcus gingivalis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • sillon gingivo-dentaire

Spanish

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