Definition: Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)
differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY
Other names Hyperplasias, Gingival; Hyperplasia, Gingival; Gingival Hyperplasias