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Riggs' disease

  [rigz]
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–noun Dentistry.
pyorrhea (def. 2).
Origin:
1875–80; named after John M. Riggs (1810–85), American dentist
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py⋅or⋅rhe⋅a

  [pahy-uh-ree-uh]
–noun
1. Pathology. a discharge of pus.
2. Also called pyorrhe⋅a al⋅ve⋅o⋅lar⋅is  [al-vee-uh-lar-is] , Riggs' disease. Dentistry. a chronic form of periodontitis occurring in various degrees of severity, characterized in its severe forms by the formation of pus in the pockets between the roots of the teeth and their surrounding tissues, and frequently accompanied by the loosening and subsequent loss of the teeth.
Also, py⋅or⋅rhoe⋅a.

Origin:
1805–15; < NL; see pyo-, -rhea

Related forms:
py⋅or⋅rhe⋅al, py⋅or⋅rhe⋅ic, adjective
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Main Entry: py·or·rhea
Variant: or chiefly British py·or·rhoea /"pI-&-'rE-&/
Function: noun
1 : a discharge of pus
2 : an inflammatory condition of the periodontium that is an advanced form of periodontal disease associated especially with a discharge of pus from the alveoliand loosening of the teeth in their sockets called also Riggs' disease

Main Entry: Riggs' disease
Pronunciation: 'rigz-
Function: noun
: PYORRHEA 2
Riggs, John Mankey (1810–1885), American dentist. Riggs is remembered for his description and treatment of the advanced form of periodontal disease known as pyorrhea orpyorrhea alveolaris. His method of treatment consisted of removing from the teeth, with scrapers that he had designed, the salivary and serumal deposits and necrosed bone. A tincture prepared frompowdered myrrh was then applied as a protective, and the teeth were polished. He first demonstrated his method in 1865. He published a description of pyorrhea alveolaris (or Riggs' disease, as it issometimes called) and his treatment for it in 1876. His other notable accomplishment was extracting a tooth in 1844 using nitrous oxide gas to produce anesthesia.
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pyorrhea py·or·rhe·a (pī'ə-rē'ə)
n.

  1. Purulent inflammation of the gums and tooth sockets, often leading to loosening of the teeth.

  2. A discharge of pus.

Riggs' disease (rĭgz)
n.
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.

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