periodontitis
gum disease
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Summary
periodontitis is a class of disease[1]. periodontitis draws 4,434 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #304 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: periodontal disease[3], disease[4]
- Commons category: Periodontitis[5]
- ICPC 2 ID: D82[6]
- Afflicts: tooth supporting structure[7]
- Has cause: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans[8], Porphyromonas gingivalis[9], Peptostreptococcus micros[10], Eikenella corrodens[11], Tannerella forsythia[12], Treponema denticola[13], Fusobacterium nucleatum[14], Prevotella intermedia[15], Prevotella nigrescens[16], Parvimonas micra[17], Campylobacter gracilis[18], Campylobacter rectus[19], Eubacterium nodatum[20], Campylobacter concisus[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C34918[22]
- Health specialty: periodontology[23], dentistry[24]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: carbamide peroxide[25], minocycline[26], chlorhexidine[27], amoxicillin[28], metronidazole[29]
- Genetic association: NKAIN2[30], TIMP2[31], ACTN2[32], IGF2R[33], WDR73[34], PARP15[35], CSMD1[36], ETNK2[37], ERGIC1[38], LRP1B[39], KDM4B[40], GPN1[41], HLA-DOA[42], ITGA8[43]
Why It Matters
periodontitis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] periodontitis is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]