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A review of the structure and function of the gingival seal
Author(s) -
Cran J. A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1977.tb04457.x
Subject(s) - seal (emblem) , dentistry , function (biology) , medicine , orthodontics , art , visual arts , biology , evolutionary biology
A bstract — The results of previous studies on the gingival seal at the level of the light microscope have now been correlated with studies conducted on the electron microscope. This paper attempts to correlate the findings at the two different levels and to clarify the functional role of the gingival seal.