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Definition of Periodontal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics. "Periodontal disease"
Derivative terms: Periodontia, Periodontics, Periodontics
Partainyms: Periodontics, Periodontics
Definition of Periodontal
1. a. Surrounding the teeth.
Definition of Periodontal
1. Adjective. surrounding a tooth ¹
2. Adjective. of, or relating to periodontics ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Periodontal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Periodontal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Periodontal
Literary usage of Periodontal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Indicators of periodontal disease include gingivitis; periodontal pocketing ...
periodontal pocketing is the deepening of the groove between gum tissue and ..."
2. Dental Electro-therapeutics by Ernest Sturridge (1918)
"periodontal Disease—Incipient Infection of the Gingival Trough— Septic Infection
of Gingival Trough without Suppuration—Septic Infection of periodontal ..."
3. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Among adults, a leading cause of tooth loss and illness are periodontal diseases;
more than 50 percent of adults suffer from them in some form.16 The most ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Gnotobiotic rats innoculated orally with some kinds of bacteria from periodontal
pockets develop a form of periodontitis (Jordan et al., 1965). ..."
5. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"All periodontal measurements on mesial surfaces were similar, and severe forms
of periodontal disease were equally rare in non-users, users without lesions, ..."
6. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Rylander H, Ramberg P, Blohme G, Lindhe J: Prevalence of periodontal disease in
young diabetics. J Clin Periodontol 14:38-43, 1987 17. ..."
7. Healthy People 2000 Review, 1998-99: National Health Promotion & Disease edited by Diane Wagener, Richard J. Klein (1999)
"1985-86 Gum Disease Status: mixed trends There has been some improvement in the
prevalence of periodontal disease between the 1985-86 and 1988-94 reporting ..."
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