Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
Synonyms: Parodontoses, Disease, Periodontal, Pyorrhea Alveolaris, Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Diseases, Diseases, Periodontal, Parodontosis
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65; was PERIODONTAL DISEASE 1963-64 ,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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D010510
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