gumboil /gum·boil/ (gum´boil) parulis.
gumboil
parulis [pah-roo´lis]
gumboil,
gumboil
gum·boil (g m boil )n. A small boil or abscess on the gum, often resulting from tooth decay. |
gumboil
Etymology: AS, goma gum + byl
an abscess of the gingiva and periosteum resulting from injury, infection, or dental decay. The gum is characteristically red, swollen, and tender. The abscess may rupture spontaneously, or it may require incision. Treatment may include antibiotics and hot mouthwashes. Also called parulis.
Gumboil
A dental abscess, converted into a cyst with chronic drainage through a fistulous tract, seen by a plain film of the jaw
parulis [pah-roo´lis]
an elevated nodule at the site of a fistula draining a chronic periapical abscess; called also gum boil or gumboil.
gumboil,
n an older term for an abscess of the gingiva and periosteum resulting from injury, infection, impacted food particles, or periapical infection. The gingival tissue is characteristically red, swollen, and tender. The abscess may rupture spontaneously, or it may require incision, as well as treatment of the underlying cause. See also abscess.
gumboil
Parulis Oral pathology A dental abscess, converted into a cyst with chronic drainage through a fistulous tract, seen by a plain film of the jaw
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