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Descriptor English: Periodontal Atrophy
Descriptor Spanish: Atrofia Periodontal
Descriptor atrofia periodontal
Scope note: Degradación o pérdida de los tejidos del PERIODONTO que puede afectar a la ENCÍA, el hueso alveolar (PROCESOS ALVEOLARES), el CEMENTO DENTARIO o el LIGAMENTO PERIODONTAL. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Atrofia Periodontal
Descriptor French: Atrophie parodontale
Entry term(s): Atrophy of Periodontium
Gingivo Osseous Atrophy
Gingivo-Osseous Atrophies
Gingivo-Osseous Atrophy
Periodontal Atrophies
Periodontium Atrophies
Periodontium Atrophy
Tree number(s): C07.465.714.354
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055093
Scope note: Degradation or wasting of the PERIODONTIUM tissues that may involve the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, or the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53077
Unique ID: D055093
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Periodontal Atrophy - Preferred
Concept UI M0513616
Scope note Degradation or wasting of the PERIODONTIUM tissues that may involve the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, or the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
Preferred term Periodontal Atrophy
Entry term(s) Atrophy of Periodontium
Periodontal Atrophies
Periodontium Atrophies
Periodontium Atrophy
Gingivo-Osseous Atrophy - Narrower
Concept UI M0513618
Preferred term Gingivo-Osseous Atrophy
Entry term(s) Gingivo Osseous Atrophy
Gingivo-Osseous Atrophies



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