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Definition
: Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
entry term PARODONTOSIS occurs in foreign literature; "periodontosis" also seen in foreign literature, meaning "periodontal disease", should not be confused with PERIODONTOSIS see AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; inflammatory disease
Examples
Furcation Defects
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Gingival Diseases
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Peri-Implantitis
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Periapical Diseases
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Periodontal Atrophy
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Periodontal Cyst
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Periodontitis
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Tooth Loss
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Tooth Migration
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Tooth Mobility
Other names
Pyorrhea Alveolaris; Parodontosis; Periodontal Disease; Parodontoses; Diseases, Periodontal; Disease, Periodontal
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Poikiloderma of Kindler
0
*Blister
*Epidermolysis Bullosa
*Periodontal Diseases
*Photosensitivity Disorders.
enamel matrix proteins
0
*Dental Enamel Proteins
Periodontal Diseases.
J Clin Periodontol 1997 Sep;24(9 Pt 2):697-704
doxycycline hyclate
24390-14-5
Doxycycline/*analogs & derivatives
Periodontal Diseases
Collagenases.
Pharma Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
JPEN 1981;5(6):510
DOXYCYCLINE
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ATRIDOX
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VIBRA-TABS
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DOXYCHEL HYCLATE
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DOXY 100
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DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE
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DORYX
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VIBRAMYCIN
;
PERIOSTAT
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DOXY 200
;
DOXY-LEMMON