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Riggs' disease

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Riggs' disease (r

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n.

Inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.

[After John Mankey Riggs (1810-1885), American dentist.]

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Riggs' disease - chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets

pyorrhea alveolaris, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea

periodontal disease, periodontitis - a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

pericementoclasia - pus pocket formation around a tooth

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