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Riggs' disease

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Noun
  1. 1
    pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth uncountable
  2. 2
    chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets wordnet

Etymology

Named after American dentist John W. Riggs (1811–1885).

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