Diseases

Periodontal Diseases

Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.

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Abstract

Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Parodontosis
  • Disease, Periodontal
  • Diseases, Periodontal
  • Parodontoses
  • Periodontal Disease
  • Pyorrhea Alveolaris

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

entry term PARODONTOSIS occurs in foreign literature; "periodontosis" also seen in foreign literature, meaning "periodontal disease", should not be confused with PERIODONTOSIS see AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; inflammatory disease = PERIODONTITIS

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History Note

65; was PERIODONTAL DISEASE 1963-64

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  1. C07.465w.714

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Periodontal Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010510. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010510
  2. Periodontal Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1059765