Definition: Resorption or wasting of the tooth-supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS) in the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE.
coordinate IM with MANDIBULAR DISEASES or MAXILLARY DISEASES (IM or NIM)
See AlsoBone Resorption
Other names Periodontal Resorption; Periodontal Bone Loss; Bone Loss, Periodontal; Bone Loss, Alveolar; Alveolar Resorption; Resorptions, Alveolar; Resorption, Periodontal; Resorption, Alveolar; Periodontal Resorptions; Periodontal Bone Losses; Bone Losses, Periodontal; Bone Atrophy, Alveolar; Bone Atrophies, Alveolar; Alveolar Resorptions; Alveolar Process Atrophies; Alveolar Bone Losses; Alveolar Bone Atrophies; Alveolar Process Atrophy; Alveolar Bone Atrophy
