| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
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| HWP | hepatic wedge pressure; hot wet pack |
| MP | macrophage; matrix protein; mean pressure; melphalan and prednisone; melting point; membrane potenti... |
| WP | weakly positive; wedge pressure; wet pack; wettable powder; whirlpool; white pulp; word processor; w... |
| ppy | pack years |
| PDLF | Periodontal ligament fibroblasts |
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| SPT | Supportive periodontal therapy |
| PD | periodontal disease |
| periodontal disease | <dentistry, disease> A general term that includes all diseases of the gums, teeth and underlying bone. A major cause of tooth loss. See: gingivitis and calculus. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Periodontal Disease Index | An index used for estimating the degree of periodontal disease based on the measurement of six representative teeth for gingival inflammation, pocket depth, calculus and plaque, attrition, mobility, and lack of contact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal file | An instrument with a series of ridges or points arranged in rows on its surface, used for scaling or removing dental calculus from the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal index | A numerical rating scale for classifying the periodontal status of a person or population with a single figure which takes into consideration prevalence as well as severity of the condition. It is based upon probe measurement of periodontal pockets and on gingival tissue status. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal ligament | <anatomy> Fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal ligament fibres | The collagen fibre's, running from the cementum to the alveolar bone, that suspend a tooth in its socket; they include apical, oblique, horizontal, and alveolar crest fibre's, indicating that the orientation of the fibre's varies at different levels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal membrane | <anatomy> Fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal pocket | An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment and bone resorption. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periodontal probe | A calibrated instrument used to measure the depth and topography of periodontal pockets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal prosthesis | Any restorative and replacement device that is used as a therapeutic aid in the treatment of periodontal disease. It is an adjunct to other forms of periodontal therapy and does not cure periodontal disease by itself. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 3d ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Russell's Periodontal Index | An index that estimates the degree of periodontal disease present in the mouth by measuring both bone loss around the teeth and gingival inflammation; used frequently in the epidemiological investigation of periodontal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral periodontal abscess | An abscess that forms at the depth of a periodontal pocket due to multiplication of pyogenic microorganisms or the presence of foreign material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral periodontal cyst | An intraosseous cyst, usually encountered in the cuspid-premolar region of the mandible, derived from the remnants of the dental lamina and representing the intraosseous counterpart of the gingival cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |