PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

Synonyms:

periodontal disease; periodontitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("periodontal disease" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "periodontal disease"):

pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease (chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets)

alveolar resorption (wasting of the bony socket)

gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)

ulatrophia (recession of the gums)