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free gingiva

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gingiva /gin·gi·va/ (jin´jĭ-vah) (jin-ji´vah) pl. gin´givae   [L.] the gum; the mucous membrane, with supporting fibrous tissue, covering the tooth-bearing border of the jaw.gin´gival
alveolar gingiva  the portion covering the alveolar process.
areolar gingiva  the portion attached to the alveolar process by loose areolar connective tissue, lying beyond the keratinized mucosa over the alveolar process.
attached gingiva  the portion that is firm, resilient, and bound to the underlying cementum and alveolar bone.
free gingiva  the portion of the gingiva that surrounds the tooth and is not directly attached to the tooth surface.
marginal gingiva  the portion of the free gingiva localized at the labial, buccal, lingual, and palatal aspects of the teeth; gingival margin.

free gingiva
n.
The portion of the gum that surrounds the tooth but is not directly attached to the tooth surface.

free gingiva,
the unattached portion of the gum coronal to the junctional epithelium. It encircles each tooth and forms a gingival sulcus or crevice.

free gingiva,
gingiva
pl. gingivae [L.] the gum.

alveolar gingiva
the portion overlying the alveolar process and firmly attached to it.
areolar gingiva
the portion attached to the alveolar process by loose areolar connective tissue.
free gingiva
the portion that surrounds the tooth and is not directly attached to the tooth surface.


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