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gingivitis

Wednesday 15 December 2004

WKP PO

Definition: gingival inflammation.

Types

- dental gingivitis

  • pubertal gingivitis

- chronic gingivitis

  • hyperplastic chronic gingivitis

- plasmocytic gingivitis

- granulomatous gingivitis

  • systemic granulomatous disease
  • foreign body reaction

Etiology

- infectious gingivitis
- allergic gingivitis
- radic gingivitis
- toxic gingivitis
- néoplastic gingivitis
- idiopathic gingivitis

See also

- gums / gingiva