Periodontal

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    surrounding a tooth not-comparable
  2. 2
    Relating to the periodontium not-comparable
  3. 3
    Relating to periodontics not-comparable

    "Recently it has been shown that the bacterial flora of endodontic and periodontal abscesses differ in certain aspects. Thus, in an endodontic abscess, the number of spirochetes is between 0 and 10%, whereas in a periodontal abscess the spirochete count is about 40%."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
periodonticperiodontic

Example

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"Recently it has been shown that the bacterial flora of endodontic and periodontal abscesses differ in certain aspects. Thus, in an endodontic abscess, the number of spirochetes is between 0 and 10%, whereas in a periodontal abscess the spirochete count is about 40%."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).

Related phrases

periodontal curetteperiodontal diseaseperiodontal ligamentperiodontal pocketperiodontal scaler

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