Medical Device
periodontal dressing
per·i·o·don·tal dress·ing
Subclass of:
Periodontic specialty
Definitions related to periodontal dressings:
  • Surgical dressings, after periodontal surgery, applied to the necks of teeth and the adjacent tissue to cover and protect the surgical wound. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p218)
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