periodontitis

Meaning

A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.

Synonyms

periodontal disease

pyorrhea alveolaris

Translations

parodontite

Zahnfleischvereiterung

Zahnfachabszess

Alveolar-Pyorrhöe

parodontitis

Parodontite

parodontite

peridontite

parodontitis

Etymology

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

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