periodontitis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) +‎ -itis.

Noun

periodontitis (usually uncountable, plural periodontitides)

1. (dentistry, periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.

   Synonym: parodontitis

   An untreated gingivitis may lead to periodontitis, both forms of periodontal disease.

   • 1932, The Journal of Periodontology, volume 3, page 29:

     Schlein reports favorable results from the use of Besredka's antivirus in cases of ulcerous stomatitis, acute pulpitis and periodontitides.

Related terms

• periodontal
• periodontics
• periodontist
• periodontium
• periodontology

Translations

disease of periodontium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牙週炎 / 牙周炎 (zh) (yázhōuyán)

• Czech: paradentóza (cs) f
• Finnish: parodontiitti (fi)
• Galician: paradontite
• German: Parodontitis (de) f
• Italian: paradontite (it)
• Japanese: 歯周炎 (shishūen), 歯周病 (shishūbyō)
• Malay: radang periodontium, periodontitis
• Spanish: periodontitis f, piorrea f
• Swedish: tandlossning (sv), parodontit (sv)

Further reading

• “periodontitis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “periodontitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Spanish

Noun

periodontitis f (uncountable)

1. periodontitis

   Synonym: piorrea