Svensk definition
Exponering av tandroten pga förflyttning av tandköttskanten.
Gingival Recession
Tandköttsretraktion
Engelsk definition
Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown of the tooth. This is common with advancing age, vigorous tooth brushing, diseases, or tissue loss of the gingiva, the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT and the supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
Svenska synonymer
Långa tandhalsar — Gingival retraktion
Engelska synonymer
Gingival Recessions — Recession, Gingival — Recessions, Gingival — Gingival Atrophy — Gingival Atrophies — Atrophy of Gingiva — Gingiva Atrophies — Gingiva Atrophy