Of or relating to tissues that surround the apex or root (root tip) of a tooth; may include the periodontal ligament or alveolar bone.
Around the summit, as of a tooth or lung.
To tissues around the apex of a tooth (e.g., periapical abscess, infection around the root of a tooth).
Around an apex, particularly the apex of a tooth. The term is applied to bone surrounding the apex and to X-ray views of this area.
Around the apex of the root of a tooth.
Apical periodontium is a term used to describe the tissue surrounding the tip of a tooth’s root.