Medical Dictionary
periodontosis
noun peri·odon·to·sis \ˌper-ē-ō-ˌdän-ˈtō-səs\
plural peri·odon·to·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of PERIODONTOSIS
: a severe degenerative disease of the periodontium which in the early stages of its pure form is characterized by a lack of clinical evidence of inflammation—called also paradentosis, paradontosis
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