# peri-implantitis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.

## Etymology
From peri- + implant + -itis, by analogy with periodontitis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peri-implantitis