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  • Disease name: periodontitis
  • Location: oral cavity
  • Department: Department of Stomatology
  • Symptoms and signs: The main clinical manifestations of periodontitis are gingival inflammation, bleeding, periodontal pocket formation, alveolar bone absorption, alveolar bone height reduction, tooth loosening and displacement, and masticatory weakness. In severe cases, teeth may fall off or lead to tooth extraction.
Disease Overview
Periodontitis is a chronic infectious disease involving four kinds of periodontal support tissues (gingiva, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and cementum), which often leads to inflammatory destruction of periodontal support tissues. View Details
clinical manifestation
The main clinical manifestations of periodontitis are gingival inflammation, bleeding, periodontal pocket formation, alveolar bone absorption, alveolar bone height reduction, tooth loosening and displacement, and masticatory weakness. In severe cases, teeth may fall off or lead to tooth extraction. View Details
disease control
Prevent and reduce systemic diseases, strengthen nutrition, improve overall health quality, and thus enhance the disease resistance of periodontal tissue; Try to keep your mouth clean. View Details

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