GINGIVITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gingivitis mean? 

• GINGIVITIS (noun)
  The noun GINGIVITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the gums

  Familiarity information: GINGIVITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GINGIVITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the gums

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("gingivitis" is a kind of...):

periodontal disease; periodontitis (a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth)

 Context examples 

Manufacturers add it to reduce or prevent bacterial contamination and in toothpastes it helps prevent gingivitis.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An amphiphilic piperidine agent shown to reduce plaque formation in vitro and to reduce gingivitis in vivo in an animal model.

(Octapinol, NCI Thesaurus)

Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease.

(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)

Inflammatory reaction of the tissues surrounding a tooth (periodontium), usually resulting from the extension of gingival inflammation (gingivitis) into the periodontium.

(Periodontitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

K. oralis is normally found in small numbers in the oral cavity; periodontitis and gingivitis may correlate with increases in numbers of this species in the gingiva.

(Kingella oralis, NCI Thesaurus)

J. ignava is commonly found in the gingival crevices of the oral cavity and may cause gingivitis and periodontitis.

(Johnsonella ignava, NCI Thesaurus)

Untreated gingivitis can lead to periodontitis.

(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)

It ranges from simple gum inflammation, called gingivitis, to serious damage to the tissue and bone supporting the teeth.

(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)

In gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen.

(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)