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Periodontal vs Pulpitis - What's the difference?

periodontal | pulpitis |

As an adjective periodontal

is surrounding a tooth.

As a noun pulpitis is

(dentistry) a periodontal disease in which the pulp of a tooth becomes inflamed.

periodontal

English

Adjective

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  • surrounding a tooth
  • of, or relating to periodontics
  • *2002 , Leif Tronstad, "Clinical Endodontics: A Textbook", p. 70
  • *:Recently it has been shown that the bacterial flora of endodontic and periodontal' abscesses differ in certain aspects. Thus, in an endodontic abscess, the number of spirochetes is between 0 and 10%, whereas in a ' periodontal abscess the spirochete count is about 40%.
  • Derived terms

    * periodontal disease * periodontal curette * periodontal scaler * periodontal ligament * periodontal pocket

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    pulpitis

    Noun

    (-)
  • (dentistry) A periodontal disease in which the pulp of a tooth becomes inflamed.
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