"Gingivoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical reshaping of the gingivae and papillae for correction of deformities (particularly enlargements) and to provide the gingivae with a normal and functional form, the incision creating an external bevel. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D005893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.545.355 E06.645.355 E06.721.384
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gingivoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Presurgical Dentofacial Orthopedic Management of the Cleft Patient. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2016 May; 28(2):169-76.