periodontal disease meaning
- Noun: periodontal disease
- A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
- periodontitis
Derived forms: periodontal diseases
Type of: disease
Encyclopedia: Periodontal disease
- A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
[Medicine]
n : any disease (as gingivitis or periodontitis) affecting the periodontium
- periodontal: Adjective: periodo ...
- periodontal abscess: [Medicine]Localize ...
- periodontal abscesses: [Medicine]Localize ...
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- most people with lung abscess will be found to have periodontal disease.
- in persons over 35, periodontal disease causes the loss of more teeth than does dental caries, or decay.
- since periodontal disease results in loss of both bone and periodontal ligament, the tooth gradually wobbles in its socket.
- periodontal disease is disease of the gums
- relationship research between periodontal disease and pre-term low birth weight