periodontal

adj.

1. Surrounding or encasing a tooth: a periodontal ligament.
2. Relating to or affecting tissue and structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.

periodontally per'i·o·don'tal·ly adv.

(per′ē-ō-don′təl)
adj

Relating to the periodontium.

Around a tooth; pertaining to the periodontium.

• p. abscess — a localized, acute infection that may drain into the gingival pocket or directly through the gum. There is often local bone destruction. See also malar abscess.
• p. charting — recording the periodontal indices in dental records.
• p. disease — any disease or disorder of the periodontium. See also periodontitis and periodontosis.
• p. fibrous hyperplasia — see periodontal fibromatous epulis.
• p. indices — indicators of periodontal health; includes amount of plaque and calculus, changes in the gingiva, probing depth, evaluation of attachment, and grade of mobility.
• p. ligament — the connective tissue that occupies the space between each tooth and its socket and that suspends the tooth.
• p. pocket — a deep space between the gingiva and the crown or root of a tooth. It can be the result of hyperplasia of the gingiva (false pocket) or migration of the epithelial attachment toward the apex (true pocket).
• p. probe — a dental instrument used to measure the depth of the periodontal pocket.
• p. pseudopocket — gingival hyperplasia or swelling may be responsible for increased sulcus depth but the periodontal membrane and alveolar bone are normal.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tand-

Nederlands (Dutch)
parodontaal

Français (French)
adj. - parodontal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - den Zahn umgebend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιοδοντικός

Italiano (Italian)
periodontale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - peridental (Odont.)

Русский (Russian)
периодонтический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - periodontal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - periodontisk, tandrots-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
牙齿周围的, 齿根膜的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 牙齒周圍的, 齒根膜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 치주[치근막]의[에 생기는]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 歯根膜の, 歯周の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غشاء محيط بالأسنان, محيط بالسن أو مطوق له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של החניכיים‬

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