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Periodontal Treatment
Treatment of the gums, soft tissues, and bones that support the teeth. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Instrumentation of the crown and root surfaces of a tooth to remove plaque and calculus from these surfaces. It is indicated for…
Administration of a substance within the tissues surrounding a tooth or teeth.
The act of inserting a periodontal probe between the gingival tissues and the tooth.
A calibrated dental instrument used to measure periodontal pocket depth and/or clinical attachment level at various locations around the teeth. May also…
An abnormal deepening of a gingival sulcus associated with destruction of the supporting periodontal tissue.
An infectious process affecting the tissues that surround and support the teeth.
