periodontal
periodontal adjective: surrounding a tooth.
Adjective
periodontal (not comparable)
- surrounding a tooth
- Relating to the periodontium
- Relating 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
periodontal meaning in Tamil and Thai
periodontal in Tamil
- பல்லைச்சுற்றி
periodontal in Thai
- surrounding a tooth
- ปริทันต์ bpà-rí-tan
- of or relating to periodontics
- ปริทันต์ bpà-rí-tan
Origin of periodontal
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).
Words formed from periodontal
- endoperiodontal
- gingivoperiodontal
- nonperiodontal
- periodontal curette
- periodontal disease
- periodontality
- periodontal ligament
- periodontal pocket
- periodontal scaler
Phrases with periodontal
Questions about periodontal
- What does periodontal mean?
- Periodontal means surrounding a tooth.
- What is periodontal in Tamil?
- Periodontal in Tamil is பல்லைச்சுற்றி. See Periodontal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is periodontal?
- Periodontal is an adjective.
Words near periodontal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: periodontal (page history and authors); periodontal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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