Keratinised gingiva, SEM
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture through keratinised gingiva (red) around the root of a tooth (grey). The keratinised gingiva is the gum tissue immediately around the teeth. It protects the soft tissue around the tooth from injury. The picture was created as part of a cooperation with Quintessenz Publishing. Magnification: x3,200 when printed at 15cm wide., by EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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