What is Gingivitis?
What is Gingivitis?
- Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums.
- Gingivitis: inflammation of the gums.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Gingivitis: Introduction
Types of Gingivitis:
Types of Gingivitis:
Broader types of Gingivitis:
How serious is Gingivitis?
Complications of Gingivitis:
see complications of Gingivitis
What causes Gingivitis?
Causes of Gingivitis: see causes of Gingivitis
Cause of Gingivitis: Often simply poor dental hygiene
What are the symptoms of Gingivitis?
Symptoms of Gingivitis:
see symptoms of Gingivitis
Complications of Gingivitis:
see complications of Gingivitis
Gingivitis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gingivitis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gingivitis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Gingivitis:
see treatments for Gingivitis
Prevention of Gingivitis:
see prevention of Gingivitis
Research for Gingivitis:
see research for Gingivitis
Society issues for Gingivitis
Hospitalization statistics for Gingivitis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gingivitis:
- 0.064% (8,225) of hospital consultant episodes were for gingivitis and periodontal diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 99% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 32% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 68% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gingivitis and periodontal diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for gingivitis and periodontal diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Gingivitis:
Organs and body systems related to Gingivitis include:
Name and Aliases of Gingivitis
Main name of condition: Gingivitis
Class of Condition for Gingivitis: dental
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