They discovered that hard gingiva-simulated stiffness activated an intracellular anti-inflammatory system in the gingival fibroblasts that prevented inflammation.

Gum cancer, also called gingiva cancer, occurs when cells in the gum grow out of control, forming tumors or lesions. A common form of gum cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, caused by changes in the ...

BBE development subsequent to free gingival grafts has been reported in a small number of cases, 8,9,10,11,12 since 1991 ... when frenum attachments were toward the marginal gingiva interfering in ...