I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
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Periodontitis
Synonyms for "periodontitis" (28 found)
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20 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 牙週炎 /牙周炎 noun (disease of periodontium)
Czech
1 entries- paradentóza noun (disease of periodontium)
Finnish
4 entries- hampaiden kiinnityskudossairaus noun (disease of periodontium)
- hampaiden kiinnityskudostulehdus noun (disease of periodontium)
- hampaiden tukikudostulehdus noun (disease of periodontium)
- kiinnityskudossairaus noun (disease of periodontium)
Galician
1 entries- paradontite noun (disease of periodontium)
German
1 entries- Parodontitis noun (disease of periodontium)
Italian
1 entries- paradontite noun (disease of periodontium)
Japanese
2 entries- 歯周炎 noun (disease of periodontium)
- 歯周病 noun (disease of periodontium)
Malay
2 entries- periodontitis noun (disease of periodontium)
- radang periodontium noun (disease of periodontium)
Spanish
2 entries- periodontitis noun (disease of periodontium)
- piorrea noun (disease of periodontium)
Swedish
2 entries- parodontit noun (disease of periodontium)
- tandlossning noun (disease of periodontium)
Sample sentences
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Green tea gets a good review in the Journal of Periodontology. The March issue includes a study which analyzed a number of lifestyle factors for 940 middle-age Japanese men, including tooth brushing, smoking and green tea consumption. It found that participants who drank green tea had less periodontitis or gum disease. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the gums and bone supporting the teeth. It's caused by bacteria in the mouth and is made worse by poor oral hygiene.
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An untreated gingivitis may lead to periodontitis, both forms of periodontal disease.
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Schlein reports favorable results from the use of Besredka's antivirus in cases of ulcerous stomatitis, acute pulpitis and periodontitides.
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