gingival crevice

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crevice /crev·ice/ (krev´is) fissure.

gingival crevice the space between the cervical enamel of a tooth and the overlying unattached gingiva.

gingival crevice

See gingival sulcus.

gingival crevice,

a normal space located around a tooth between the wall of the unattached gum tissue and the enamel and/or cementum of the tooth. Also called gingival sulcus.

crevice [krev´is]

a fissure.

gingival crevice the space between the cervical enamel of a tooth and the overlying unattached gingiva.

crevice

a fissure.

gingival crevice

the space between the cervical enamel of a tooth and the overlying unattached gingiva.

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