gumline
Etymology
gum + line
noun
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The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth Leaving plaque along the gumline leaves gums swollen and inflamed and apt to bleed. December 20, 2007, Martha Schindler Connors, “Pearly Wisdom”, in New York Times
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