periodontium

As nouns the difference between terms and periodontium

is that terms is while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Periodontology is a related term of periodontium.

As nouns the difference between periodontology and periodontium

is that periodontology is (dentistry) periodontics while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Periodontium is a related term of periodontist.

As nouns the difference between periodontist and periodontium

is that periodontist is a dentist whose speciality is periodontics while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Periodontium is a related term of periodontics.

As nouns the difference between periodontics and periodontium

is that periodontics is the study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Periodontal is a related term of periodontium.

As an adjective periodontal

is surrounding a tooth.

As a noun periodontium is

the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

As nouns the difference between gums and periodontium

is that gums is while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

As nouns the difference between cementum and periodontium

is that cementum is (anatomy|dentistry) a bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement while periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.

Periodontitis is a related term of periodontium.

As nouns the difference between periodontium and periodontitis

is that periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament while periodontitis is any of a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium—the tissues that surround and support the teeth.