Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005885
altLabel
Hyperplasias, Gingival
Hyperplasia, Gingival
Gingival Hyperplasias
AN
differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0017566
DC
1
definition
Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)