periodontal

[per-ee-uh-don-tl]

adjective Dentistry.

of or relating to the periodontium.

of or relating to periodontics.

of or relating to the periodontal membrane.

Also peridental.

Origin of periodontal

First recorded in 1850–55; peri- + -odont + -al¹

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British Dictionary definitions for periodontal

periodontal

adjective

of, denoting, or affecting the gums and other tissues surrounding the teethperiodontal disease

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Word Origin and History for periodontal

adj.

1848, literally "around the tooth," from peri- + Greek odon (genitive odontos) "tooth" (see tooth).

periodontal in Medicine

periodontal

[pĕr′ē-ə-dŏn′tl]

adj.

Surrounding or encasing a tooth.

Relating to or affecting tissues and structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.