The tissues that invest or help to invest and support the teeth, including the periodontal ligament, gingivae, cementum, and alveolar and supporting bone[BTO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontium http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001021 ]
Term information
- NCIT:C33304
- MESH:D010519
- CALOHA:TS-2380
- Wikipedia:Periodontium
- BTO:0001021
- UMLS:C0031093 (ncithesaurus:Periodontium)
- GAID:216
pheno_slim
paradentium
periodontal membrane
tooth supporting structure
periodontal ligament
Term relations
- tissue
- tissue
- cellular anatomical structure
- part of some dentition
- has part some epithelial cell of Malassez
- adjacent to some calcareous tooth