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Periosteal release
Act of severing periosteal fibers to enhance the mobility of a flap.
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Periodontopathic
Agents that induce and/or initiate periodontal pathology.
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Periodontometry
A method for measuring tooth mobility.
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Periodontology
The scientific study of periodontal tissues in health and disease.
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Periodontium
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.…
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Refractory periodontitis
A condition in which one or more forms of periodontitis are unresponsive to treatment despite excellent patient compliance and delivery of periodontal therapy that ordinarily is successful in arresting the progression of periodontitis.
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Recurrent periodontitis
A condition in which periodontitis has been successfully treated but then recurs.
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Rapidly progressive periodontitis
A previously used term.
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Prepubertal periodontitis
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.
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Periodontitis as manifestation of systemic diseases
Periodontitis, often with onset at a young age, associated with one of several systemic diseases.
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