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Descriptor English:   Periodontal Abscess 
Descriptor Spanish:   Absceso Periodontal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Abscesso Periodontal 
Synonyms English:   Abscess, Periodontal  
Tree Number:   C01.539.830.025.665
C07.465.714.533.650
Definition English:   Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with PERIAPICAL ABSCESS: see X refs there; for coord read note on ABSCESS
History Note English:   91(80); was see under PERIODONTITIS 1980-90; was ABSCESS, PERIODONTAL see under PERIODONTITIS 1965-79 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   10699 
Unique Identifier:   D010508 

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