See Also: Periodontitis(medicine)
Periodontitis(health)
periodontitis(encyclopedia)
periapical periodontitis(medicine)
periodontitis, juvenile(medicine)
juvenile periodontitis(medicine)
periodontitis simplex(medicine)
suppurative periodontitis(medicine)
apical periodontitis(medicine)
periodontitis complex(medicine)

De-Witt (iou) and periodontitis (sh)


De-Witt (iou)



De-Witt verb trans. Long obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
[from John and Cornelius De Witt, Dutch statesmen murdered by a mob in 1672.]
Lynch.

periodontitis (sh)




Inflammation of soft tissues around the teeth (see tooth).

Poor dental hygiene leads to deposition of bacterial plaque on the teeth below the gum line, irritating and eroding nearby tissues. If it is not treated, the gum margin recedes, exposing the roots of the teeth. The process eventually involves the bone anchoring the teeth, which loosen and may fall out. Removal of all plaque deposits and affected soft tissues can arrest but not reverse bone deterioration.