Talk:Gums

Title
This should be at "gums", not "gingiva". -205.153.156.226 00:28, 10 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Absolutely incorrect! "Gums" should be redirected here.  DRosenbach  ( Talk 22:41, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely incorrect DRosenbach. Gums and gingivae should be cross referenced. Dangnad (talk) 23:02, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Structure
Someone who has knowledge in this area should talk a bit aobut the structure of the gingiva. i.e the different types of epithelium (junctional epithelium etc), the underlying connective tissue etc.

Missing Source
Seems like somebody copied from "Carranza's Clinical Periodontology" without writing the source in here

"The interdental gingiva occupies the gingival embrasure, which is the interproximal space beneath the area of tooth contact. The interdental gingiva can be pyramidal or can hav a "col" shape. In the former the tip of one papilla is located immediately beneath the contact point; .... etc."

212.201.112.130 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:02, 29 June 2010 (UTC).

Basic Editing
The diagram entitled "Gingiva" does not show the gingivae, while the diagram below DOES illustrate the gingivae but doesn't have a title. Several words are misused here in my opinion, e.g. 'keratinized'. I think this article should be totally deleted and and erased from our minds then rewritten by someone with a knowledge of gum and teeth anatomy. Also, if I were doing it, I'd do something here about gingiva, sing; gingivae, pl. Dangnad (talk) 23:02, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Requested move 28 March 2016

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The result of the move request was: To be Moved. Note: requires technical assistance, which I will request at WP:RMT  &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:30, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Gingiva → Gums – I propose a move to the WP:COMMONNAME for gingiva ("gums") that readers are more familiar with, and away from the scientific name. "Gums" currently redirects here. "Gums" is unlikely to be confused with the chewable gum because chewable gum is an uncountable noun. I look forward to the comments from other editors. Tom (LT) (talk) 06:07, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support. Keep the hatnote. SST  flyer  13:39, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support – This is not the Latin Wikipedia. We ought use the names that people use and know. RGloucester  — ☎ 17:53, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Common name. Randy Kryn 23:16, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support. Obvious common name.  Calidum   ¤   02:26, 29 March 2016 (UTC)


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