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What is an inflammation of the gingiva that involves the crest of the alveolar bone and the periodontal ligament above the alveolar crest?
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Periodontitis
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What is an inflammation of the pulp caused by injury to the pulp, usually from dental caries or trauma?
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Acute Pulpitis
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What is an infection of the pulpal tissue causing the pulp to become necrotic (die)?
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Periapical Abscess
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What is an inflammation of the gingival tissue?
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Gingivitis
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What is a relatively mild inflammation of the borders of the gingival tissue?
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Marginal gingivitis
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What is a severe infection of the gingival tissue, commonly referred as trenchmouth?
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Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
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What is the inflammation of the gingiva around a partially erupted tooth?
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Pericoronitis
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What is a general term used to denote inflammation of the oral mucosa
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Stomatitis
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What is a condtion reffered to as dry socket. It normally results when a blood clot fails to form or washes out?
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Postextraction Alveolar Osteitis
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