Periodontal Abscess
"Periodontal Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.665 C07.465.714.533.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Periodontal Abscess- Periodontal Abscess
- Abscess, Periodontal
- Abscesses, Periodontal
- Periodontal Abscesses
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Moorhead K, Guiahi M. Pregnancy complicated by Ludwig's angina requiring delivery. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2010; 2010:158264.