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Descriptor
English
:
Chronic Periodontitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
periodontitis crónica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Periodontite Crônica
Synonyms
English
:
Adult Periodontitides
Adult Periodontitis
Chronic Periodontitides
Periodontitides, Adult
Periodontitides, Chronic
Periodontitis, Adult
Periodontitis, Chronic
Tree Number:
C07.465.714.533.324
Definition
English
:
Chronic
inflammation
and loss of
PERIODONTIUM
that is associated with the amount of
DENTAL PLAQUE
or
DENTAL CALCULUS
present.
Chronic periodontitis
occurs mostly in
adults
and was called adult
periodontitis
, but this
disease
can appear in young people.
History Note
English
:
2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53078
Unique Identifier:
D055113
Occurrence in VHL
:
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