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Infections > Suppuration > Abscess > Periodontal Abscess
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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Periodontal Diseases > Periodontitis > Periodontal Abscess

Preferred term

Periodontal Abscess  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Abscesses, Periodontal
  • Abscess, Periodontal
  • Periodontal Abscesses

Note

  • do not confuse with PERIAPICAL ABSCESS: see X refs there; for coord read note on ABSCESS

Scope note

  • Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under PERIODONTITIS 1980-90; was ABSCESS, PERIODONTAL see under PERIODONTITIS 1965-79

In other languages

  • hampaanvieruspaise

    Finnish

  • abscessus periodontalis
  • hammasperäinen paise
  • parodontaaliabsessi
  • parodontaaliabskessi
  • parodontaaliajos
  • parodontaalinen absessi
  • parodontaalinen abskessi
  • parodontaalinen ajos
  • parodontaalinen märkäpesäke
  • parodontaalinen paise
  • parodontaalipaise
  • periodontaaliabsessi
  • periodontaaliabskessi
  • periodontaalinen absessi
  • periodontaalinen abskessi
  • periodontaalinen märkäpesäke
  • periodontaalinen paise
  • periodontaalipaise
  • Parodontal abscess

    Swedish

  • Periodontal abscess

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010508

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