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Periodontology vs Periodontitis - What's the difference?

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Periodontology is a related term of periodontitis.


As nouns the difference between periodontology and periodontitis

is that periodontology is (dentistry) periodontics while periodontitis is (periodontology) any of a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium—the tissues that surround and support the teeth.

periodontology

English

(wikipedia periodontology)

Noun

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  • (dentistry) Periodontics

    • periodontitis

    English

    (wikipedia periodontitis)

    Noun

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  • (periodontology) Any of a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium—the tissues that surround and support the teeth.

    • Related terms

    * periodontal * periodontics * periodontist * periodontium * periodontology

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