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Gingival inflammation (100X)

Microimage
Image copyright: Mathias Nordvi, ARR. (Tissue stain: H+E).

The gingiva is severely inflamed and at higher magnification, you can see the numerous inflammatory cells which have infiltrated the connective tissue underlying the epithelium.

Clinically, one would call this condition gingivitis.

Published October 14th 2015, updated June 13th 2019.