TOPIC:GINGIVAπPOINTS TO PONDERΒ GINGIVAπΈIt is the part of mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws and surrounds the necks of the teeth. πΈA modern definition states that it is the fibrous investing tissue covered by keratinized epithelium that immediately surrounds a tooth and is contiguous with its periodontal ligament and the mucosal tissue of the mouth.
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