- The gums or
gingiva (pl.: gingivae)
consist of the
mucosal tissue that lies over the
mandible and
maxilla inside the mouth. Gum
health and
disease can...
-
compromises the
health of the
gingiva (gums).
Calculus can form both
along the
gumline,
where it is
referred to as
supragingival ("above the gum"), and within...
- teeth,
behind teeth, on
chewing surfaces,
along the
gumline (supragingival), or
below the
gumline cervical margins (subgingival).
Dental plaque is also...
- and the teeth, and
slipped below the
gumline. If the
probe can slip more than 3 mm (0.12 in)
below the
gumline, the
person is said to have a gingival...
-
functioning to
increase their stiffness.
Baleen plates are
broader at the
gumline (base). The
plates have been
compared to
sieves or
Venetian blinds. As...
-
Natal teeth are
teeth that are
present above the
gumline (have
already erupted) at birth, and
neonatal teeth are
teeth that
emerge through the gingiva...
-
leads to
formation of a hard
deposit on the teeth,
especially around the
gumline. The
color of
calculus varies, and may be grey, yellow,
black or brown...
- of
bacteria that
naturally forms in the mouth,
particularly along the
gumline, and it
occurs due to the
normal development and
defences of the immune...
- it
under the
gumline. This
removes particles of food
stuck between teeth and
dental plaque that
adhere to
dental surfaces below the
gumline.
Various dental...
-
brushing or flossing.
Plaque ac****ulation
tends to be
thickest along the
gumline.
Because of the
proximity of this area to the gum tissue, the bacterial...
