adj 1  :  investing or surrounding a tooth  2  :  of or affecting the periodontium < infection>  peri*odon*tal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  para·den·tal  par·odon·tal  peri·den·tal  pre·den·tal 
 
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