periodontal

[ per-ee-uh-don-tl ]

adjectiveDentistry.
  1. of or relating to the periodontium.

  2. of or relating to periodontics.

  1. of or relating to the periodontal membrane.

Origin of periodontal

1
First recorded in 1850–55; peri- + -odont + -al1

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British Dictionary definitions for periodontal

periodontal

/ (ˌpɛrɪəˈdɒntəl) /


adjective
  1. of, denoting, or affecting the gums and other tissues surrounding the teeth: periodontal disease

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