PERIODONTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periodontal mean? 

• PERIODONTAL (adjective)
  The adjective PERIODONTAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics

  Familiarity information: PERIODONTAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIODONTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

periodontal; periodontic

Context example:

periodontal disease

Pertainym:

periodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)

Derivation:

periodontia; periodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)

 Context examples 

Periodontal disease is a common disorder.

(Researchers identify immune culprits linked to inflammation and bone loss in gum disease, National Institutes of Health)

A term that refers to disorders that result in pain and abnormal sensation in the teeth and/or periodontal tissues.

(Dental Pain and Sensation Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An infectious process that affects the teeth and/or the periodontal tissues.

(Dental and Periodontal Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

A periodontal probe that uses a standardized pressure to measure the depth of periodontal pockets, recession, or attachment levels.

(Force-sensitive Electronic Probe, NCI Thesaurus)

The tissue is fibrous and continuous with the periodontal ligament and mucosal covering.

(Gingiva, NCI Thesaurus)

It is indicated for patients with periodontal disease and is therapeutic, not prophylactic, in nature.

(Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing, NCI Thesaurus)

Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue.

(Periodontal Abscess, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the teeth and/or the periodontal tissues.

(Non-Neoplastic Dental Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It serves as an attachment for the periodontal ligament, thus assisting in tooth support.

(Cementum, NCI Thesaurus)

E. nodatum was isolated from subgingival and supragingival samples in individuals with periodontal infections.

(Eubacterium nodatum, NCI Thesaurus)