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Preferred term

Chronic Periodontitis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Chronic inflammation and loss of PERIODONTIUM that is associated with the amount of DENTAL PLAQUE or DENTAL CALCULUS present. Chronic periodontitis occurs mostly in adults and was called adult periodontitis, but this disease can appear in young people.

Entry terms

  • Adult Periodontitis
  • Periodontitis, Adult
  • Periodontitis, Chronic

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RPWKWFKW-D

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