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pyorrhea alveolaris

DEFINITIONS OF: pyorrhea alveolaris

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n chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

Synonyms:
Riggs' disease, pyorrhea, 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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