Meanings
- not comparablesurrounding a tooth
- not comparableRelating to the periodontium
- not comparableRelating to periodontics
Recently it has been shown that the bacterial flora of endodontic and periodontal abscesses differ in certain aspects. Thus, in an endodontic abscess, the number of spirochetes is between 0 and 10%, whereas in a periodontal abscess the spirochete count is about 40%.
2002, Leif Tronstad, Clinical Endodontics: A Textbook, page 70
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπερί“around”
- Englishperiodontal
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).
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Finnish periodontaalinen, hammasta ympäröivä
- periodontaalinensurrounding a tooth
- hammasta ympäröiväsurrounding a tooth
- ien-of or relating to periodontics
- periodontaalinenof or relating to periodontics
Spanish periodontal, periodontal
- periodontalsurrounding a tooth
- periodontalof or relating to periodontics
Thai ปริทันต์, ปริทันต์
- ปริทันต์ (bpà-rí-tan)surrounding a tooth
- ปริทันต์ (bpà-rí-tan)of or relating to periodontics
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Cite this entry
periodontal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontal
“periodontal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periodontal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontal.
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