| NOUN | state | periodontal disease, periodontitis | a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth |
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| Meaning | A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth. | |
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| Synonym | periodontitis | |
| Narrower | alveolar resorption | Wasting of the bony socket |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums | |
| pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea alveolaris, Riggs' disease | chronic periodontitis | |
| ulatrophia | recession of the gums | |
| Broader | disease | An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| Spanish | periodontitis | |
| Catalan | periodontitis | |
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