gumboil /gum·boil/ (gum´boil) parulis.
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gum·boil (g m boil )n. A small boil or abscess on the gum, often resulting from tooth decay. |
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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.
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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.
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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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