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Stippling is a consequence of the microscopic elevations and depressions of the surface of the gingival tissue due to the connective tissue projections within the tissue. The degree of
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papillae (elevation of connective tissue papilla). An example of stippling could be dots found on a basketball or an orange.
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stippling of gum tissue in nature. Note how there is minimal to no stippling on the marginal gingiva, which is the
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Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
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Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease
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598:Scaling and root planing
504:Treatment and prevention
465:Linear gingival erythema
420:Clinical attachment loss
334:A. actinomycetemcomitans
742:Important personalities
603:Full mouth disinfection
566:Host modulatory therapy
531:Chlorhexidine gluconate
511:Periodontal examination
460:Horizontal bony defect
71:ridges (also known as
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684:Open flap debridement
679:Lateral pedicle graft
280:Chronic periodontitis
240:Mucogingival junction
235:Junctional epithelium
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814:Paul Roscoe Stillman
789:Willoughby D. Miller
759:Per-Ingvar Brånemark
586:Conventional therapy
495:Vertical bony defect
440:Gingival enlargement
390:Entamoeba gingivalis
245:Periodontal ligament
215:Free gingival margin
829:James Leon Williams
694:Socket preservation
644:Free gingival graft
526:Bleeding on probing
480:Periodontal disease
250:Sulcular epithelium
475:Periodontal pocket
450:Gingival recession
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649:Gingival grafting
639:Crown lengthening
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551:Oral hygiene
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383:Red complex
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699:Sinus lift
629:Bone graft
516:Ante's law
455:Gingivitis
425:Edentulism
83:References
69:epithelial
30:millimeter
888:dentistry
579:Treatment
561:Triclosan
546:Mouthwash
393:(amoebic)
325:Infection
272:Diagnoses
255:Stippling
73:rete pegs
717:Membrane
536:Flossing
521:Brushing
430:Fremitus
415:Calculus
210:Cementum
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941:Gingiva
712:Curette
617:Surgery
264:Disease
220:Gingiva
188:Anatomy
42:gingiva
727:Scaler
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