Translation guide
A serious gum infection that damages soft tissue and destroys the bone that supports your teeth.
The disease periodontitis in a medical or dental context.
Explaining the condition to a patient or in less technical terms.
Literally 'gum disease'. Common, easy-to-understand expression for non-specialists.
歯ぐきの病気がひどくなると、歯を支える骨が溶けてしまいます。
When gum disease becomes severe, the bone supporting the teeth dissolves.
歯周炎が進行すると歯が抜けることがあります。
If periodontitis progresses, teeth may fall out.
歯周病は成人の歯の喪失の主な原因です。
Periodontal disease is a major cause of tooth loss in adults.
Older term for advanced periodontitis with pus discharge. Still used colloquially but less common in modern dentistry.
昔は歯槽膿漏と呼ばれていました。
It used to be called pyorrhea alveolaris.