Meanings
plural periodontitides
- uncountableusuallydentistryA serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.
An untreated gingivitis may lead to periodontitis, both forms of periodontal disease.
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Schlein reports favorable results from the use of Besredka's antivirus in cases of ulcerous stomatitis, acute pulpitis and periodontitides.
1932, The Journal of Periodontology, volume 3, page 29Synonyms: parodontitis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπερί“around”
- Englishperiodontitis
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) + -itis.
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Chinese Mandarin 牙週炎 /牙周炎
- 牙週炎 /牙周炎 (yázhōuyán)disease of periodontium
Czech paradentóza
- paradentózadisease of periodontium
Finnish parodontiitti, tukikudostulehdus
- parodontiittidisease of periodontium
- tukikudostulehdusdisease of periodontium
- hampaiden tukikudostulehdusdisease of periodontium
- kiinnityskudossairausdisease of periodontium
- hampaiden kiinnityskudossairausdisease of periodontium
- kiinnityskudostulehdusdisease of periodontium
- hampaiden kiinnityskudostulehdusdisease of periodontium
German Parodontitis
- Parodontitisdisease of periodontium
Italian paradontite
- paradontitedisease of periodontium
Japanese 歯周炎, 歯周病
- 歯周炎 (shishūen)disease of periodontium
- 歯周病 (shishūbyō)disease of periodontium
Malay radang periodontium, periodontitis
- radang periodontiumdisease of periodontium
- periodontitisdisease of periodontium
Spanish periodontitis, piorrea
- periodontitisdisease of periodontium
- piorreadisease of periodontium
Swedish tandlossning, parodontit
- tandlossningdisease of periodontium
- parodontitdisease of periodontium
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periodontitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontitis
“periodontitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periodontitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodontitis.
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