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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Gingivectomy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Gingivectomía
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Gengivectomia
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Tree Number:
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E04.545.350
E06.645.350
E06.721.321
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Definition English:
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Surgical excision of the gingiva at the level of its attachment, thus creating new marginal gingiva. This procedure is used to eliminate gingival or periodontal pockets or to provide an approach for extensive surgical interventions, and to gain access necessary to remove calculus within the pocket. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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do not use /util except by MeSH definition
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History Note English:
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65
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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6029
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Unique Identifier:
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D005890
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Occurrence in VHL:
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