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The adult or second set of teeth that remain after childhood. The 32 permanent teeth, which begin to erupt at about 6 years of age in people. These are completed by the 16th year with the exception of third molars, which appear between the 18th and 25th years. The incisors are followed by the bicuspids…

Around or surrounding a tooth root. Around a root or a rootlike process, especially relating to a tooth.  

Gingival growth which arises from the periosteum or superficial periodontal ligament and may be pedunculated or sessile.  

An instrument used to separate the periodontal ligament fibers in an effort to extract a tooth with minimal trauma and/or loss of alveolar bone.  

Instrument used to measure the relative mobility of teeth and dental implants. Device utilizes a tapping piston to percuss a tooth or an implant four times per second. Rate of deceleration recorded at the point of contact is measured as the relative stiffness of the tooth or implant. Periotest values range from ‐08 to +50,…

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.