0 relating to or affecting the gums (= the firm tissue in the mouth that covers the bones into which teeth are fixed):
Dr Patel says abrasion caused by over-brushing is common and she sees cases of serious tooth and gingival loss.
A hypersensitivity reaction to chilli may cause severe gingival inflammation, discomfort, and bleeding.
Gingival recession and enamel loss both contribute to the prevalence of dentinal hypersensitivity.
This early stage of periodontitis is characterized by inflammation, gingival swelling, and beginning of bone loss.
They might also experience nose bleeding, menorrhagia and gingival bleeding; gastrointestinal bleeding and haematuria are less common.
Post-mortem examination showed that it had vesicular lesions on all four feet, the gingival mucosa, the tongue and snout.
This condition is characterized by the migration of the junctional epithelium tissue at the base of the gingival crevice down the tooth to form a periodontal pocket.
The accumulation and retention of plaque is the chief cause of inflammatory gingival enlargement.
