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Medical Definition of Periodontal abscess
1. Localised circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periodontal Abscess
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