Riggs' disease

noun

pyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth

Similar
pyorrheapyorrhoeapyorrhea alveolaris
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Meanings

nounRiggs' disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepyorrhea of a tooth socket; a purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum, producing the progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

Similar
pyorrheapyorrhoeapyorrhea alveolaris
Broader
periodontal diseaseperiodontitis
Also see
pyorrheapyorrhoea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after American dentist John W. Riggs (1811–1885).

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