Disease or Syndrome
periodontal abscess
per·i·o·don·tal ab·scess
Subclass of:
Periodontitis; Abscess
Definitions related to periodontal abscess:
  • An acute purulent bacterial infection that arises from the tissues that surround and support the teeth.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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