receded gums

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12:54 Jul 10, 2009
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Medical - Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: receded gums
Definition from Consumers' Research Council of America:
A condition characterized by the abnormal loss of gum tissue due to infection or bone loss.

Example sentence(s):
  • It is important to treat Receded Gums immediately as the gums act as a support structure for the tooth. With enough rececession, teeth will can eventually fall out. HealtySmileForum
  • If your gums have receded, it is sometimes possible to graft tissue to cover a portion of the exposed root surface and to reinforce the fragile, receding gum tissue to protect from further recession. Also common to receded gums is sensitivity that results from the exposed root surface. California Dental Association
  • For those with severely receded gums, a graft from another part of the mouth may be the only option for treatment. WiseGEEK
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5tandkødstilbagetrækning
Freelance DK
5gingivaretraktion
Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)


  

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tandkødstilbagetrækning


Definition from Colosseumklinikken:
Tandkødstilbagetrækning er tæt knyttet til parandentose og er en tilstand der får tandkødet til at trække sig tilbage fra tanden og derved blotte tandhalsen.

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  • Blødtvævs indgreb omfatter bl.a. reetablering af normalt tandkødsniveau efter tandkødstilbagetrækning - Colosseumklinikken  
Freelance DK
Denmark
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of: Danish
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gingivaretraktion


Definition from Tandlægebladet:
Apical migration of the gingiva along the tooth surface, with exposure of the tooth surface

"Piercinger i læbeområdet forårsager gingivaretraktioner:
I en artikel i februarnummeret af tidsskriftet Dental Traumatology opgøres skaderne hos en stor gruppe læbepiercede: ca. 70 % af dem havde gingivaretraktion på tænder, som var i kontakt med piercingen."

Example sentence(s):
  • Dentinen kan blive blotlagt enten ved tab af emalje som følge af slid eller erosioner eller ved tab af rodcement som følge af gingivaretraktion. - Tandplejerforeningen.dk  
Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)
United States
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Danish
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