Words starting with periodontaldi
Maybe these words will be useful:
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
- periodontal membrane — the collagenous, fibrous connective tissue between the cementum of the tooth and the alveolus.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- periodontia — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).