PERIODONTAL DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periodontal disease mean? 

• PERIODONTAL DISEASE (noun)
  The noun PERIODONTAL DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

  Familiarity information: PERIODONTAL DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIODONTAL DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

periodontal disease; periodontitis

Hypernyms ("periodontal disease" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "periodontal disease"):

pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease (chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets)

alveolar resorption (wasting of the bony socket)

gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)

ulatrophia (recession of the gums)

 Context examples 

E. alactolyticum, also known as Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus, has been isolated from dental calculus and gingival crevices in individuals with periodontal disease.

(Eubacterium alactolyticum, NCI Thesaurus)

O. uli, also known as Lactobacillus uli, is found in human gingival crevices and periodontal pockets where it is associated with periodontal disease.

(Olsenella uli, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing, NCI Thesaurus)

Periodontal disease is a common disorder.

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

Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of dental scaling and dental polishing.

(Dental Prophylaxis, NCI Thesaurus)

A. naeslundii is a commensal organism of the oral cavity and colonizes tooth surfaces but may cause infection and periodontal disease in cases in which oral trauma occurs.

(Actinomyces naeslundii, NCI Thesaurus)

A. actinomycetemcomitans is an oral commensal in humans and Old World primates, and may be a cause of periodontal disease.

(Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, NCI Thesaurus)

These trials include the following opportunistic infections: pneumocystosis, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, candidacies, cryptococcosis, mycobacteriosis, cytomegalovirus, papillomavirus, herpes simplex, JC virus, coccidioides, hairy leukoplakia, and HIV-related periodontal disease.

(AIDS, Clinical Trials on Patients with Opportunistic Infections, NCI Thesaurus)

F. nucleatum is ubiquitously found in the normal flora of the oral cavity but may be associated with periodontal disease as well as preterm births, where isolates have been found in amniotic fluid, placenta, and chorioamnionic membranes of women delivering prematurely.

(Fusobacterium nucleatum, NCI Thesaurus)

This procedure may be used as a definitive treatment in stages of periodontal disease and/or as a part of pre-surgical procedures in others.

(Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing, NCI Thesaurus)