Preferred Name

gingival groove

Synonyms

tooth-gingiva interface

gingival sulcus

sulcus gingivalis

Definitions

The gingival sulcus is an area of potential space between a tooth and the surrounding gingival tissue and is lined by sulcular epithelium. The depth of the sulcus (Latin for groove) is bounded by two entities: apically by the gingival fibers of the connective tissue attachment and coronally by the free gingival margin.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008805

adjacent to

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001091

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001828

database_cross_reference

NCIT:C114645

Wikipedia:Gingival_sulcus

SCTID:245753001

FMA:74580

definition

The gingival sulcus is an area of potential space between a tooth and the surrounding gingival tissue and is lined by sulcular epithelium. The depth of the sulcus (Latin for groove) is bounded by two entities: apically by the gingival fibers of the connective tissue attachment and coronally by the free gingival margin.

depiction

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Gingival_sulcus.PNG

has exact synonym

tooth-gingiva interface

gingival sulcus

sulcus gingivalis

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

sulcus gingivalis

id

UBERON:0008805

label

gingival groove

notation

UBERON:0008805

only in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7742

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000165

prefLabel

gingival groove

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000165

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000093

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