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Glossary for Loose tooth

Medical terms related to Loose tooth or mentioned in this section include:

  • Acatalasemia: A rare genetic deficiency where little or no catalase is produced.
  • Alveolar Bone Loss: Loss of bone tissue in the thickened bone ridge that holds the tooth sockets. Gum disease is the main cause of alveolar bone loss.
  • Bleeding gums: Bleeding from or around the teeth gums
  • Chediak-Higashi Syndrome: An inherited immune system disorder resulting in frequent infections, lack of skin and eye pigmentation, neurological diseases and early death.
  • Dental abscess: Abscess of tooth, gum, or jawbone
  • Dental caries: Decay of the teeth
  • Dental symptoms: Symptoms affecting teeth or mouth area.
  • Dental tissue neoplasm: A tumor that develops from tissues inside the mouth that form the teeth. There are a number of types of tumors that can develop from tooth forming tissues: ameloblastoma, Pindorg tumor, cementoblastoma and many others. The tumor may be benign or malignant but can cause dental problems even if it is benign.
  • Diabetes: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
  • Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
  • Down Syndrome: A chromosome syndrome causing physical effects and mental retardation.
  • Ehlers danlos syndrome: An inherited disorder of the connective tissue causing it to become weak and fragile. Connective tissue is found in skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments and hence all of these may be affected by weakness
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: An inherited disorder of the connective tissue causing it to become weak and fragile. Connective tissue is found in skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments and hence all of these may be affected by weakness
  • Face symptoms: Symptoms affecting the face
  • Gum disease: Dental condition affecting the gums.
  • Gum symptoms: Dental symptoms affecting the gums
  • Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
  • Hypophosphatasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short limbs, dwarfism and general lack of bone calcification.
  • Injury: Any damage inflicted in the body
  • Juvenile Paget disease: A rare genetic bone disorder involving abnormal loss of bone mineralization and remineralization, broadened bone shafts and high levels of alkaline phosphatase in the blood. Some juvenile cases are relatively mild.
  • Keratosis palmoplantar periodontopathy: A very rare inherited condition characterized by dry scaly patches on the skin of the palms and soles, gum and teeth problems and frequent skin infections.
  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A condition which is characterized by proliferation of Langerhans cells
  • Letterer-Siwe disease: A rare usually fatal condition characterized by skin lesions, bleeding tendency, enlarged liver and spleen, enlarged lymph nodes and progressive anemia. The condition is caused by excessive proliferation of histiocytes.
  • Lip and oral cavity cancer: Cancer of the lip or inside the mouth.
  • Mouth symptoms: Symptoms of the mouth or oral area.
  • Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
  • Periodontitis: Dental infection of the gums and/or related bones.
  • Primordial short stature - microdontia - opalescent and rootless teeth: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature and very small abnormal teeth.
  • Teeth grinding: Grinding teeth when asleep
  • Throat symptoms: Symptoms affecting the throat
  • Tooth loss: Loss of a tooth
  • Toothache: Ache or pain affecting a tooth

Last revision: Nov 9, 2003
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