A fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice, believed by some authorities to be an inflammatory exudate and by others to cleanse material from the crevice, containing sticky plasma proteins which improve adhesions of the epithelial attachment, have antimicrobial properties, and exert antibody activity. (From Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)

Annotation

note X ref; crevicular refers to the gingival crevice

DUI

D005883 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0009236

Previous indexing

Gingiva (1966-1972)

History note

91(72); was GINGIVAL EXUDATE see under GINGIVITIS 1972-90 (Prov 1972-74); was in Cat A & C 1972-83, was in Cat C 1984-95

Online note

use GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID to search GINGIVAL EXUDATE 1972-90 (as Prov 1972-74)

Public note

91; was GINGIVAL EXUDATE see under GINGIVITIS 1975-90; was in Cat A & C 1972-83, was in Cat C 1984-95