Gingiva

(Latin name - gingiva) Mucous tissue, a process of closing the alveoli and tooth neck. Covers the teeth with semilunar edge neckline. It is also in the space between two adjacent teeth. This place looks like gums interdental papilla with vertex tending to the contact points. Pale pink gums full of vessels, contains the epithelial layer and the mucosa itself, which is attached to the periosteum without additional layer. Gingiva to the tooth grows not only envelops his neck from all sides, creating a natural gingival pocket.