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periodontium

[ per-ee-uh-don-shuhm, -shee-uhm ]

noun

plural periodontia
  1. the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of periodontium1

From New Latin, dating back to 1955–60; peri-, -odont, -ium
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They write that their findings raise the possibility that statins may reduce not only LDL cholesterol and arterial inflammation, but may also reduce non-arterial inflammation in “inflamed tissues such as the periodontium.â€

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