What gingivitis affects
The crossword clue "What gingivitis affects" is answered by GUMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GUMS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GUMS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GUMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GUMS, most used first.
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- Periodontist's concerns - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Mouth parts - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Teeth holders - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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