periodontics
/ˌpɛrɪəˈdɒntɪks
/plural noun [treated as singular]
The branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.This subject embraces theoretical and practical training in all clinical disciplines, orthodontics, periodontics, oral medicine, maxillo-facial surgery, prostodontics and pharmacology....
- During the mandatory 12-month enrollment period, enrollees are covered for basic restorative services, periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and dental emergencies.
- Basic services such as fillings, oral surgery, periodontics (gum treatment) and endodontics (root canals) would be 70 per cent covered.
Derivatives
periodontal
/ adjective ...- Prenatal counseling should focus on referral to a dentist to treat existing caries and periodontal disease.
- One reason is that periodontal pathogens could enter the bloodstream, invade the blood vessel walls and ultimately cause atherosclerosis.
- Patients require referral to a dentist within 24 hours for drainage and debridement of the infected periodontal area.
periodontist
- If you have gum disease, a periodontist may be able to help you, but it can involve surgery and expense.
- If your gums bleed easily, see your dentist or periodontist.
- Often, it's a dentist or periodontist who is the first to identify a systemic health problem because of what they see in the patient's mouth.
Origin
1940s: from peri- 'around' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth' + -ics.