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Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the PERIODONTIUM. Periodontitis is currently classified by disease progression (CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS) instead of age of onset. (From 1999 International Workshop for a Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions, American Academy of Periodontology)
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3 entry terms
- Periodontitides
- Pericementitis
- Pericementitides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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general; prefer specifics
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History Note
65; PERICEMENTITIS was see under PERIODONTITIS 1969-78
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Periodontitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010518
- Periodontitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontal_disease
- Periodontitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520127