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SILLON GINGIVO-DENTAIRE [4 records]

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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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Record 2 2011-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

Calculus located below the crest of the marginal gingiva, usually in periodontal pockets. It is usually dense and hard, dark-brown or green-black, flintlike in consistency, and firmly attached to the tooth surface.

CONT

Heavy subgingival calculus frequently occurs apical to the lesion. Accordingly, root caries is associated with periodontal disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
CONT

Tartre sous-gingival : Il se rapporte au tartre situé sous la crête de la gencive marginale, à l'intérieur du sillon gingivo-dentaire ou de la poche parodontale(...) Il est de couleur sombre, très dur, très adhérent de la dent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Odontología
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Record 3 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

An dental instrument used for periodontal probing.

OBS

Periodontal probing is a clinical procedure that allows the clinician to estimate the structural status of the periodontal tissues by mechanically probing the gingival sulcus region.

CONT

The healthy gingiva is relatively resistant to penetration by a periodontal probe inserted into the sulcus with gentle pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Instrument mince, flexible, utilisé pour explorer et mesurer le sillon gingivo-dentaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Pocket formed by the gingival enlargement without change in the attachment level and without destruction of the underlying periodontal tissues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

L'approfondissement du sillon gingivo-dentaire, qui peut se produire à la suite de l'augmentation de volume de la gencive marginale(celle qui borde les dents) et des papilles interdentaires.

Spanish

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