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Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)»Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge (K06.8)

K06.8

Other specified disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge

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Granuloma, Giant Cell1 drug (1 approved)

A non-neoplastic inflammatory lesion, usually of the jaw or gingiva, containing large, multinucleated cells. It includes reparative giant cell granuloma. Peripheral giant cell granuloma refers to the gingiva (giant cell epulis); central refers to the jaw.