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Descriptor English:
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Aggressive Periodontitis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Periodontitis Agresiva
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Periodontite Agressiva
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Synonyms English:
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Periodontosis
Periodontitis, Prepubertal
Periodontitis, Juvenile
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Tree Number:
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C07.465.714.533.161
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Definition English:
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Inflammation and loss of PERIODONTIUM that is characterized by rapid attachment loss and bone destruction in the presence of little local factors such as DENTAL PLAQUE and DENTAL CALCULUS. This highly destructive form of periodontitis often occurs in young people and was called early-onset periodontitis, but this disease also appears in old people. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse X ref PERIODONTOSIS with "periodontosis" seen in foreign lit, meaning "periodontal disease" & indexed under PERIODONTAL DISEASES
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History Note English:
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2009 (1997); use PERIODONTOSIS 1984-1996, use PERIODONTAL DISEASES 1966-1983
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10710
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Unique Identifier:
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D010520
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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