Periodontium
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Periodontium. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Periodontium.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Alveolar Process - The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the ...
Dental Cementum - The bonelike rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to...
Gingiva - Oral tissue surrounding and attached to TEETH....
Periapical Tissue - Tissue surrounding the apex of a tooth, including the apical portion of the periodontal membrane and...
Periodontal Ligament - The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the...
Periodontium - The structures surrounding and supporting the tooth. Periodontium includes the gum (GINGIVA), the al...
Tooth Socket - A hollow part of the alveolar process of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE where each tooth fits and is attach...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
