pericementitisn.
/ˌpɛrɪˌsiːmɛnˈtʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˌsimɛnˈtaɪdəs/ Dentistry. Now rare.
Inflammation of the pericementum (periodontal ligament) of a tooth.
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scale1594
caries1634
tartar1806
odontolith1848
malocclusion1864
pulpitis1869
odontome1870
pericementitis1882
cementoma1893
open bite1893
plaque1898
super-eruption1912
mulberry molar1917
Moon1918
retroclusion1928
bruxism1932
overclosure1934
overeruption1961
1882 Dental Rec. 2 441 A little sensitiveness becomes noticeable..indicating a beginning of pericementitis.
1908 Practitioner Dec. 857 D. M. Paton suggests the use of anti-diphtheritic serum for many dental conditions, e.g., injury, pain after extraction,..pericementitis.
1969 R. Luebke & T. Mullaney in A. L. Morris & H. M. Bohannan Dental Specialities viii. 357/2 Pericementitis..sometimes follows overinstrumentation or overmedication of a noninfected canal.
1975 Jrnl. Prosthetic Dentistry 34 422 The immediate palatal plate is therapeutically beneficial..for relief of pericementitis subsequent to periodontal surgery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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