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Abstract
Diseases of the PERIAPICAL TISSUE surrounding the root of the tooth, which is distinguished from DENTAL PULP DISEASES inside the TOOTH ROOT.
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3 entry terms
- Disease, Periapical
- Diseases, Periapical
- Periapical Disease
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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inflammatory disease = PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS
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Previous Indexing
- Periapical Tissue (1972-1979)
- Periodontal Diseases (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Periapical Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010483. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010483
- Periapical Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54944146