Periodontium
The structures surrounding and supporting the tooth. Periodontium includes the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
Year introduced: TOOTH SUPPORTING STRUCTURES was heading 1965-1967
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Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.646
MeSH Unique ID: D010519
Entry Terms:
- Periodontiums
- Paradentium
- Paradentiums
- Tooth Supporting Structures
- Structures, Tooth Supporting
- Structure, Tooth Supporting
- Supporting Structures, Tooth
- Supporting Structure, Tooth
- Tooth Supporting Structure
- Parodontium
- Parodontiums