English Explanatory Dictionary

peri-implantitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.

Word forms

peri-implantitis

Etymology

From peri- + implant + -itis, by analogy with periodontitis.

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