# Gingivitis in English: gingivitis – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Gingivitis" in English: gingivitis. Category Periodontology, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/gingivitis  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:24:27Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/gingivitis.md

**Gingivitis** = **gingivitis**

- **English (US):** gingivitis
- **Synonyms (German):** Zahnfleischentzündung
- **Category:** Periodontology

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D005891 · Gingivitis / Gingivitis): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005891](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005891)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Gingivitis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingivitis), [en.wikipedia.org: Gingivitis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingivitis), [Wikidata Q673083](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673083)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gingivitis](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gingivitis)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gingivitis](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gingivitis)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.