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Riggs' disease

DEFINITIONS OF: Riggs' disease

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n chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

Synonyms:
pyorrhea, pyorrhea alveolaris, pyorrhoea
Types:
pericementoclasia
pus pocket formation around a tooth
Type of:
periodontal disease, periodontitis
a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
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