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crevicular /cre·vic·u·lar/ (krĕ-vik´u-ler) pertaining to a crevice, especially the gingival crevice.
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Possible penetration of crevicular tissue from oral hygiene procedures, I: use of oral irrigating devices. A subsample of the respondents was asked to provide blood and/or crevicular fluid (CF) samples for the detection of HIV; CF was collected using the Epitope[TM] oral fluid device (Parry, Perry, & Mortimer, 1987). Genotype positive patients were monitored for expression of proteolytic enzymes and other substances known to cause tissue breakdown in gingival crevicular fluid, the fluid which bathes the tooth surface. |
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