pyorrhea
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Pathology. a discharge of pus.
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Also called Riggs' disease. Also called pyorrhea alveolaris. Dentistry. a chronic form of periodontitis occurring in various degrees of severity, characterized in its severe forms by the formation of pus in the pockets between the roots of the teeth and their surrounding tissues, and frequently accompanied by the loosening and subsequent loss of the teeth.
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When bacteria invade the soft tissues, pyorrhea comes into its own.
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Without both, a person develops pyorrhea and scurvy.
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Dr. Box's idea is that pyorrhea is not caused by the loosening of the tooth, but that the loosening of the tooth is caused by the destruction of the wall structure at its base.
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Chlorophyll treatment had been used in 1,200 cases of infection, ranging from peritonitis to pyorrhea and the common cold.
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He did enter Doctor Hadley’s office, although no sufferer from pyorrhea or appendicitis awaited him.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack
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