Gum Anatomy

With the exception of the teeth the mouth is lined by mucous membranes. Gingivae consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth.

Gum Disease

Without proper brushing and flossing plaque can build up at the gum line leading to gingivitis and gum disease.

Gum anatomy. Gum health and disease can have an effect on general health. Before the erupting teeth enter the mouth cavity gum pads develop. Colloquial term is gums.

Gums also called gingiva are the fleshy pink connective tissue thats attached to the neck of the tooth and the cementum. Any of various viscid amorphous exudations from plants hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water. Anatomy of a mouth the mouth oral cavity consists of several components including the teeth gingiva gums tongue palate cheeks lips and floor of the mouth.

Gum in anatomy connective tissue covered with mucous membrane attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and adjacent alveolar bone. Gum health and disease can have an effect on general health. These are slight elevations of the overlying oral mucous membrane.

Rete pegs of epithelium project downward into the connective tissue corium. The gums or gingiva plural. Poor oral hygiene is usually to blame.

Inflammation of the deeper structures of the teeth periodontal ligament jawbone and cementum. The condition may occur as a result of excess vitamin a. Pulp is the innermost portion of the tooth.

Root it is two thirds of the tooth that is embedded in bone and serves as an anchor to hold the tooth in place. This tissue is firm dense stippled and tightly bound down to the underlying periosteum tooth and bone. Plaque and tartar buildup can lead to gingivitis.

Gum line it is the location where the tooth and the gums meet. Not only can gum. Vestibule and vestibular gingivae of oral cavity.

Tooth form and function like most other mammals humans have two successive sets of teeth during life. Gums that are too high and make your teeth appear long are often caused by gum recession a condition in which gum tissue pulls back from a tooth and exposes the tooth s root. Gum is attached to the adjacent alveolar bone and to the cementum of each tooth by fibre bundles.

Inflammation of the surface portion of the gums around and between the crowns of the teeth.

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