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.

Annotation

do not confuse with PERIAPICAL ABSCESS: see X refs there; for coord read note on ABSCESS

DUI

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CUI

M0016326

History note

91(80); was see under PERIODONTITIS 1980-90; was ABSCESS, PERIODONTAL see under PERIODONTITIS 1965-79

Online note

use PERIODONTAL ABSCESS to search ABSCESS, PERIODONTAL 1975-80; use PERIODONTITIS 1966-74

Public note

91; was see under PERIODONTITIS 1980-90; was ABSCESS, PERIODONTAL see under PERIODONTITIS 1965-79