- interdental papilla
- interdental papilla n the triangular wedge of gingiva between two adjacent teeth called also gingival papilla
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p. gingivalis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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p. gingivalis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Interdental papilla — The interdental papilla, also known as the gingival papilla, is that part of the gingiva that exists coronal to the free gingival margin on the buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth.If damaged, either due to trauma or gum recession,… … Wikipedia
papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the … Medical dictionary
Papilla — The term papilla (plural: papillae) generally means a nipple like structure, and may refer to: Mammary papilla, or nipple Amphibian papilla and basal papilla, part of the inner ear of the frog. Interdental papilla, part of the gingiva between… … Wikipedia
papilla gingivalis — [TA] gingival papilla: a cone shaped pad of the interdental gingiva filling the space between two contiguous teeth up to the contact area, as viewed from the labial, buccal, or lingual aspect; called also interdental p., p. interdentalis [TA… … Medical dictionary
gingival papilla — n INTERDENTAL PAPILLA … Medical dictionary
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