Chronic Periodontitis
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.
Year introduced: 2009
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Tree Number(s): C07.465.714.533.324, C23.550.291.500.313
MeSH Unique ID: D055113
Entry Terms:
- Chronic Periodontitides
- Periodontitides, Chronic
- Adult Periodontitis
- Adult Periodontitides
- Periodontitides, Adult
- Periodontitis, Adult
- Periodontitis, Chronic
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