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Periodontosis vs Periodentosis - What's the difference?

periodontosis | periodentosis |

As nouns the difference between periodontosis and periodentosis

is that periodontosis is any of certain chronic periodontal diseases that exhibit degenerative bony changes while periodentosis is inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums.

periodontosis

English

Noun

(wikipedia periodontosis)
  • Any of certain chronic periodontal diseases that exhibit degenerative bony changes.
  • periodentosis

    Alternative forms

    * paradentosis

    Noun

    (-)
  • (dentistry) inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums