"Periodontium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The structures surrounding and supporting the tooth. Periodontium includes the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D010519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A14.549.167.646
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| Concept/Terms |
Periodontium- Periodontium
- Periodontiums
- Tooth Supporting Structures
- Structure, Tooth Supporting
- Structures, Tooth Supporting
- Supporting Structure, Tooth
- Supporting Structures, Tooth
- Tooth Supporting Structure
- Parodontium
- Parodontiums
- Paradentium
- Paradentiums
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periodontium" by people in Profiles.
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Schwarzberg K, Le R, Bharti B, Lindsay S, Casaburi G, Salvatore F, Saber MH, Alonaizan F, Slots J, Gottlieb RA, Caporaso JG, Kelley ST. The personal human oral microbiome obscures the effects of treatment on periodontal disease. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e86708.
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Andriankaja OM, Galicia J, Dong G, Xiao W, Alawi F, Graves DT. Gene expression dynamics during diabetic periodontitis. J Dent Res. 2012 Dec; 91(12):1160-5.