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Periodontal disease, also
known as gum disease, is a set of
inflammatory conditions affecting the
tissues surrounding the teeth. In its
early stage, called...
- M.; et al. (Jun 1982). "Endotoxin
Penetration Into Root
Cementum of
Periodontally Healthy and
Diseased Human Teeth".
Journal of Periodontology. 53 (6):...
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Periodontal charting is a
diagnostic procedure that
provides a
comprehensive ****essment of the
health status of the periodontium,
systematically do****enting...
- A
periodontal abscess (also
termed lateral abscess, or
parietal abscess), is a
localized collection of pus (i.e. an abscess)
within the
tissues of the...
- The
periodontal curette is a type of hand-activated
instrument used in
dentistry and
dental hygiene for the
purpose of
scaling and root planing. The periodontal...
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Periodontal surgery is a form of
dental surgery that
prevents or
corrects anatomical, traumatic, developmental, or plaque-induced
defects in the bone...
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Periodontal pathogens are
bacteria that have been
shown to
significantly contribute to periodontitis.
Dental plaque, the
precursor of
periodontal disease...
- The
periodontal ligament,
commonly abbreviated as the PDL, are a
group of
specialized connective tissue fibers that
essentially attach a
tooth to the...
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crevice and
periodontal pocket is that
former is <3mm in
depth and the
latter is >3mm.
Periodontal pockets usually accompany periodontal disease (gum...
- the tip, or apex, of the root of a tooth.
Periodontal abscess:
begins in a
periodontal pocket (see:
periodontal abscess)
Gingival abscess:
involving only...
