periapical granuloma

n.

A growing mass of granulation tissue surrounding the apex of a nonvital tooth and arising in response to necrosis of the tooth pulp.apical granuloma dental granuloma

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Words nearby periapical granuloma

perianth, periaortitis, periapical, periapical cemental dysplasia, periapical curettage, periapical granuloma, periapical periodontal cyst, periapical radiograph, periappendiceal abscess, periappendicitis, periapsis
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