gingivitis
IPA: dʒˈɪndʒivˈaɪtʌs
noun
- (pathology) Inflammation of the gums or gingivae.
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Examples of "gingivitis" in Sentences
- What about treating gum inflammation, commonly known as gingivitis?
- Many studies have tied periodontaldiseases, such as gingivitis, to preterm birth.
- Many studies have tied periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis, to preterm birth.
- Most problems with "gums" have to do with poor brushing causing gingivitis, which is a red, irritated, even bloody kind of appearance.
- DESCRIPTION: The most common gum affliction is gingivitis, which is inflammation of the gums resulting from bacterial infection under the gum line.
- [T] he authors of the only study that found differences in gingivitis scores (at 6, 12 and 22 months) deemed those differences clinically irrelevant ….
- Women with periodontal disease during pregnancy may be more likely to have babies who are born too early or too small, although the evidence for this claim is mixed.7 Some pregnant women get a condition known as gingivitis that involves swollen gums; it increases the risk of periodontitis.
- For example, if you can choose between any bland-looking toothpaste tube versus one that may be thirty cents more expensive, but that comes in an attractive package, that fights tartar, plaque and gingivitis, that is doctor-recommended and that promises to whiten your teeth and give you a fresher breath when you wake up in the morning, which one would you pick?
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