Category: P

Refers to the impact of periodontal infections on systemic health and the impact of systemic diseases on the periodontium.  

The outer membrane of dense irregular connective tissue that covers all bones except the joints of long bones.  

An inflammatory process involving the periosteum.  

Suturing technique involving the immobilization of a partialthickness flap, a soft tissue graft, or a membrane by utilizing the subjacent and/or adjacent periosteum.  

Act of severing periosteal fibers to enhance the mobility of a flap.  

Agents that induce and/or initiate periodontal pathology.  

A method for measuring tooth mobility.  

The gingiva, alveolar mucosa, cementum, periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone tissues that surround and support the teeth. Tissue that anchors teeth in the jaw. Regrowth of periodontal tissue can be stimulated by a combination of platelet-derived growth factor and insulin-like growth factor- 1. The supporting structures of the teeth. Tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.…

A term rarely used to designate the preadolescent existence of periodontitis. These patients are now incorporated under the chronic periodontitis category or the periodontitis associated with systemic diseases category.