Definition of periodontitis Periodontitis
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What does periodontitis mean?
WordNet
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| periodontitis - a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth | ||
| periodontal disease | ||
| disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||
| pyorrhea alveolaris, riggs' disease, pyorrhea, pyorrhoea chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets | ||
| alveolar resorption wasting of the bony socket | ||
| gingivitis inflammation of the gums | ||
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Wiktionary 
- periodontitis (Noun)
Any of a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium—the tissues that surround and support the teeth.
Part of speech
🔤- periodontitis, noun, singular of periodontitises.
